paradigmamuutusi
Paradigmamuutusi, often translated as paradigm shift, refers to a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline. The term was popularized by the philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions." Kuhn argued that scientific progress is not a linear accumulation of knowledge but rather a series of revolutions that overthrow existing paradigms and establish new ones.
A paradigm, in Kuhn's view, is a set of beliefs, values, techniques, and assumptions shared by a
The transition from one paradigm to another is not always a smooth or rational process. Kuhn described