Phi 272
Fall 2013
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Phi 272 F13
 Reading guide for Mon. 10/14: Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, §V and p.s. §3 (43-51, 186-190 [187-191])

Section V

• What is the difference between shared paradigms and shared rules of scientific practice (pp. 43-46)?

• What are Kuhn’s 4 reasons for holding that paradigms are prior to shared rules (pp. 46-51)?

Postscript §3

• What are exemplars and what is the “tacit knowledge” acquired from them (pp. 186-190 [187-191])?