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Old scientists' lifelong resistance to a new paradigm is not a breach of scientific standards
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- Thomas Kuhn Philosopher and historian of science (1922 to 1996) whose…
Lifelong resistance, particularly from those whose productive careers have committed them to an older tradition of normal science, is not a violation of scientific standards but an index to the nature of scientific research itself.
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