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Episode #120 ... Logical Positivism

Philosophize This!

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A New Scientific Revolution Happens

Thomas coone says there's a scientific revolution in the vein of newton, galileo, copernicus. Then in between these revolutions, there are long, stable periods where scientists conduct what he calls normal science for a while - only to inevitably run into anotherscientific revolution. Coon says this process repeated itself all throughout history and it can be said that two different ways of conducting science become incommensurable. And every change is about what you view your work as being worth pursuing or even just using the word 'scientist'

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