Episode 217: Dropping Paradigms (Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions")
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David and Tamler hit the books and cram for their beloved Patreon listener-selected episode – this time on Thomas Kuhn’s “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.” David thinks Kuhn is a great sociologist of science but recoils at the relativistic tenor of the final chapters. Tamler loves anything that makes David recoil.

Plus, should we give more weight to the advice of people on their deathbed? Or should we nod politely and get back to working for that promotion…

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Links:

• Why is the deathbed perspective considered so valuable? | Aeon Essays) — reasons
• The Splintered Mind: On the Epistemic Status of Deathbed Regrets)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Wikipedia)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn [amazon.com affiliate link])
• What Thomas Kuhn Really Thought about Scientific "Truth" - Scientific American Blog Network)
• The Ashtray Has Landed: The Case of Morris v. Kuhn)