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The meme concept from Dawkins, the educational funding concept from Kozol, and the paradigm concept form Kuhn

If the revolutionary science through numerous tests , criticisms and the likes passed , then it could be said that this revolutionary science will be replacing the normal science , hence taking the place of the aforementioned

Kuhn exemplifies that a scientific paradigm once evaluated as a normal science defines a research that is firmly based on one or more past scientific achievements , or achievements of the scientific community that adopts such a practice . The theory of the scientific revolution represents a "tradition-shattering complements to the tradition-bound activity of normal science (Kuhn as

quoted from Roberts , 2002 ,

. 59 This means that the orientations of a particular society that accepts or rejects a new theory would be tested . It is with this respect that Kuhn argued that an accurate research of a particular paradigm does not solely depend on the scientist , but also to that of social-scientific community where it belongs (Roberts , 2002 ,

. 59

Paradigms persist because of its capacity to outdo competitors in solving problems albeit , the success of a paradigm does not solely depend on the capacity to solve an issue , rather on the promise of a development through "selection , evaluation , and clarifying criticism (Roberts . 2000 ,

. 54 . Kuhn provided an analogy using a puzzle . He had coined various meanings to the process of puzzle solving that he related to the function of paradigms . Kuhn said that it could be the case that a particular scientist or a person for that matter may have taken for granted an existing paradigm in lieu for a netter solution

The process of scientific revolutions which involves the rejection or acceptance of a particular paradigm could be related to the concept of the meme . Information when passed from person to person could either survive or die hence determining the future of that particular body...

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