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To: Physicist
FWIW, I've spoken to a number of scientists who've read Kuhn's book, and I don't think I ever met one who thought much of it.

Sounds like he was one of those minority thinkers.

529 posted on 09/24/2006 5:28:43 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD
Sounds like he was one of those minority thinkers.

Beats me. As his fellow philosophers; I'm just a scientist.

A sociologist might be the top world expert on some aboriginal tribe someplace, and still not have anything useful to teach the tribesmen about what it's like to be a tribesman.

531 posted on 09/24/2006 6:11:15 PM PDT by Physicist
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