What is a Paradigm? Thomas Kuhn and Normal Science
Instructor: Samuel Loncar, Ph.D. | Yale University
Thomas Kuhn coined the concept of a paradigm to describe the unique achievement of science. Since Kuhn, the terms “paradigm” and “paradigm shift” have entered into popular culture, but what really is a paradigm? How does it connect to normal science? And can it help us distinguish real science from pseudo-science? All these questions, and more, are explored in this episode of my series on Kuhn.
Some Meanings of Science: Notes on Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Episode 3
Resources
Becoming Human: Origins | How Philosophy Remade Science and Religion
https://www.samuelloncar.com/courses#...
Why Listen to Philosophers
https://www.academia.edu/17361044/Why...
The Soul, The World, and The Gods: Introduction to Philosophy
https://www.samuelloncar.com/courses#...
Plato's Allegory of The Cave: The Matrix of Your Mind
https://www.samuelloncar.com/courses#...
Instructor Bio
Samuel Loncar is a philosopher, scholar of religion and science, poet, and Editor of the Marginalia Review of Books. https://marginaliareviewofbooks.com
He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 2019 and specializes in philosophy and its connection to religion, science, and the growth and preservation of knowledge in the digital age.
Samuel is the founder and creator of the Becoming Human Project, a multi-media project to bring philosophy as a way of life to everyone and build a community of creators seeking a more meaningful life. The Project was born from a new story about philosophy, religion, and science, rooted in Samuel's research and made available to the public in Becoming Human, Series 1: Origins: https://www.samuelloncar.com/bhpodcast
Born in Athens, Greece, Samuel’s ancestors’ give him global roots: in Okinawa, Japan, among the Chippewa (or Ojibwe) people, and in Eastern Europe.
Samuel’s diverse background motivated his search for a truth that would respect his upbringing but answer his hardest questions, leading him to discover, at age 14, an ancient philosophy text that converted him to philosophy as a way of life.
Through years of research and practice, motivated by that moment, Samuel has discovered a path in the buried past that opens onto a better future.
He walks that path to bridge the ancient and the modern worlds by recovering philosophy as a way of becoming human in a posthuman age.
He has taught at Yale University and gives consultations, workshops, and lectures. His writing has been read at Google, taught in classes and universities across the world, and translated into Chinese and Farsi.
As a consultant and speaker, he has had the privilege to partner with clients like the United Nations, Oliver Wyman, and Redbull Arts. He is developing a new ecosystem for accessible global education in philosophy, religion, and culture through the Becoming Human Project, and working to integrate science and spirituality for a new age.