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5 pages. This paper discusses some of the scientific ideas of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries in regards to philosophy, economy and social assumptions. This paper covers many of the main thinkers of that era including Kuhn, Descartes, Locke, and others. Four different essays included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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social assumptions. This paper covers many of the main thinkers of that era including Kuhn, Descartes, Locke, and others. Four different essays included. THOMAS KUHNS APPROACH Thomas
Kuhn, in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, argued in his approach that science is not unbiased or impartial, but in fact must always be approached from some point of view,
or paradigm, which is in some way subjective. In this way, Kuhn put forth the theory that science is "theory-laden and value-laden" (Kuhn PG). "According to Kuhn incommensurability by
definition undermines any claim to the growth of human knowledge or any claim that scientific propositions will gradually converge unto truth. The reason for this lack of validation procedure has
to do with the fact that paradigms of science are discontinuous, each constructing a world differently. Scientific lexicons, even though repeatable from one paradigm to the next, are also incompatible
because each scientific lexicon relates terms to phenomena in a different manner" (Ronen PG). When a failure or a "continually resistant component of Science--an anomaly in the paradigm"--
happen, a paradigm revolution may arise (Kuhn PG). Contributions to the world during the enlightenment and scientific revolution had such far-reaching and significant social and political influence that their impacts
upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods can be placed upon the enlightened thinkers
of that era; without their foresight of what was in store for the future, the world and all of its societies would not benefit from such technology. TRADITIONAL
AND CORE IDEAS OF MAN St. Thomas Aquinas espoused his propensity towards good will, justice and virtue as being the primary components of ones journey on this earth. He
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