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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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In "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Kuhn outlines the progression of and reasons for the scientific revolutions for which he has argued. According to Kuhn, the scientific discipline itself consists of three phases. Immature science is science that has not yet acquired a paradigm. Immature science progresses to mature science when it adopts its first paradigm. Stage two is the process of normal science. Normal science consists of those processes that are guided by and necessary for upholding scientific paradigms. These include correcting measurements, seeking out entities that must exist according to the paradigm, and other activities in defense of scientific paradigm. Kuhn identifies two components of a scientific paradigm. Exemplars are pieces of knowledge used in the education of scientists; students of science become scientists by embracing the knowledge implied by exemplars. Disciplinary matrices are the heuristic models and values of scientists.The third phase is scientific revolution, which Kuhn likens to political revolution. Scientific revolution occurs when the previous paradigm of a scientific discipline is completely overthrown by a new paradigm.
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