Paradigms, Populations and Problem-Fields: Approaches to Disagreement

PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1990:53 - 66 (1990)
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Kuhn's distinction of within- and between-paradigm thinking can be extended using his notion of a problem-field. Hull's notion of populational variation applies within paradigms; his type specimen approach allows one to analyze disagreement and identify the problem-field. Categories of questions or problem frames can also partition debate, establishing interparadigm variation. A case where multiple simultaneous paradigms compete highlights the role of empirical domains. The Ox-Phos Controversy in bioenergetics (1961-1977) serves as a case study. Conclusions are framed as strategies for scientists.

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original Allchin, Douglas (1990) "Paradigms, Populations and Problem-Fields: Approaches to Disagreement". PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1990(1):52-66

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