Scientific discovery: that-what’s and what-that’s
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2014
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In this paper I defend Kuhn’s view of scientific discovery, which involves two central tenets, namely (i) that a scientific discovery always requires a discovery-that (i.e., the observation of X) and a discovery-what (i.e., the correct conceptualisation of X); and (ii) that there are two kinds of scientific discovery, resulting from the temporal order of the discovery-that and the discovery-what. I identify two problems with Kuhn’s account and offer solutions to them from a realist stance. I also discuss alternatives to Kuhn’s account.
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modern, contemporary, scientific discovery, physics, chemistry, defend Kuhn's two types of discovery against alternatives
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Downstream publication: Schindler, Samuel. (2015) "Scientific Discovery: That-Whats and What-That's," Ergo, 2, 123-148.