Volume 5, April 2012
Kristianne C. Anor
Pages 19-30
Science: A Greatest Integer Function
A Punctuated, Cumulative Approach to the Inquisitive Nature of Science
Thomas Kuhn argues that scientific advancements sometimes involve paradigm shifts between incommunsurable theories, thoughts, and concepts. I argue that the phenomenon Kuhn is attempting to describe is better explained as akin to a greatest integer function of punctuated equilibrium. I conclude that Kuhn is mistaken in thinking that science is an actively vigorous, cumulative discipline.