How did Kuhn study scientific change?
My approach was to examine the history of science closely, not as a preordained march toward truth, but as a human endeavor filled with conceptual shifts and disagreements. I looked for patterns in how scientific communities operated and how major changes, like the Copernican Revolution or the development of quantum theory, actually occurred. This historical grounding allowed me to develop my concepts of paradigms and revolutions.
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