Theories change with paradigms from "summary" of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
In the normal course of scientific development, theories change with paradigms. A paradigm is essentially a set of beliefs and practices that define a scientific community's worldview. It is the framework within which scientists operate, guiding their research and shaping their understanding of the world. Paradigms provide a set of accepted rules and standards that govern the scientific community's activities, dictating the kinds of questions that are considered valid and the methods that are deemed appropriate for answering them. These paradigms are not easily discarded; they are deeply ingrained in the scientific community and form the basis for much scientific activity. However, as new evidence emerges that contradicts the existing paradigm, the scientific community may begin to experience a crisis. This crisis occurs when anomalies - observations that cannot be explained by the current paradigm - accumulate and the existing framework no longer seems adequate to account for them. In response to this crisis, scientists may begin to explore alternative paradigms that offer a different set of assumptions and a new way of interpreting the evidence. If one of these alternative parad...
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