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"Normal science, the activity in which most scientists inevitably spend almost all their time, is predicated on the assumption that the scientific community knows what the world is like."

— Thomas S. Kuhn

Normal Science The Activity In Which Most Scientists Inevitably Spend Almost Al

Normal science, the activity in which most scientists inevitably spend almost all their time, is predicated on the assumption that the scientific community knows what the world is like.

— Thomas S. Kuhn
From The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Chapter 3

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