Thomas Kuhn vs. other philosopher

Thomas Kuhn Vs Jacques Derrida

Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922-1996 ) name is remembered for his enduring work in the philosophy of Science . Born on 18th July 1922 , in Cincinnati Ohio , United States , his thoughts on the History of Science became most influential doctrine for the scientists

In his most famous book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Kuhn brought about the main essence of Scientific Revolutions through the ages . As a graduate student in theoretical physics at Harvard , he conceptualized the evolution of scientific thoughts and studies as periodic revolutions since ages , which

he named as paradigm shifts . Kuhn says that , Science is not a steady , cumulative acquisition of knowledge . Instead , science is a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions (Thomas Kuhn , Online Edition ) This implies that aspiring Scientists tend to follow the accepted norms and patterns and act and are trained within these Received Beliefs (Kuhn 1996 ) but these accepted beliefs tend to undergo through transitional phases . One set of belief takes the place of another set of belief and then scientists come forward with their own assumptions through these set of beliefs . This trend takes the form of revolution , which carries the world forward periodically . In other words , we can see the revolution in the scientific world every now and then

Kuhn 's theory is all about the sociological presumptions of science as seen or perceived by humans . This Paradigm shift is not about just the theories but the perceived beliefs or thought processes that go along with the changes in theory

This paradigm shift or scientific discoveries make its appearance in three phases . The first one is in the pre-scientific phase , whereby scientists have never arrived on any one consensus on any propounded theory . There have been criticism and contradictions resulting in several contrary and incomplete theories , and this leads to second phase which is Normal Science and scientists undergoing discoveries in this phase set their own assumptions right by their own several theories which they call as paradigms and explain their discovery within that paradigm in detail . But here too criticism can crop up and so scientists now give space to their experiments and explain their theory or Paradigm with the help of their experimental evidence . And again if some one comes out with the whole new definition of the theory then new stage of beliefs start . In all the arena of the scientific world , when new takes the place of old bestowing among the aspiring scientist 's new waves of thoughts , this according to Kuhn is paradigm shift

In these complexities of the world we find our-self facing number of paradoxes and complexities of life . On one hand , scientific philosophy has given us new lease of life on other hand philosophers like Jacques Derrida shows us the mirror of the sociological aspects of our daily principles and experiences that we face . Jacques Derrida argues that all human beings have to pass through different experiences according to the time . In other words , time is a...