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Thomas Kuhn vs. Nancy Cartwright

Date Submitted: 09/27/2004 17:18:22
Category: / History
Length: 5 pages (1316 words)
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…by looking at examples from the past that there are no rational grounds on which paradigms can be compared. Drawing on that, we can also conclude that since they cannot be compared, you cannot move elements between the two. Therefore, if the elements are not movable, there is no way that the knowledge can accumulate and science is deemed non-cumulative. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Zucker, Arthur. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. Prentice Hall Inc. New Jersey. 1996.

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