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Mechanism of Theory Acceptance (view source)
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The next significant development occurred when [[Thomas Kuhn]] suggested in [[Kuhn_(1962)]] that theory changes are paradigm shifts, where the world view of the entire scientific community changes. In his conception of theory change, the old and new theories are incommensurable.[[CiteRef::Kuhn (1962)]]
[[Paul Feyerabend]] argued in [[Feyerabend_(1975a)#_SCITE461b06a68d155a4ce7ad07ce0c937f01|Against Method]] that the methods of theory acceptance change over time in science. He argued that these changes were largely arbitrary. [[Dudley Shapere]] agreed that scientific methods change over time. In [[Shapere_(1980)#_SCITE8839fcd96a6f811c37c5f89c08f3d56d|The Character of Scientific Change]], Shapere argued that the scientific methods used at the time are affected by the beliefs the scientific community holds.[[CiteRef::Feyerabend (1975a)]][[CiteRef::Shapere (1980)]]
[[Larry Laudan]] also agreed. In [[Laudan_(1984)#_SCITE4831d06ea2d0bc389f667bbe83339636|Science and Values]], Laudan argues that the methods that scientific theories are accepted depend on the values that scientists have. He recounted how knowledge of experimenters bias and the placebo effect led to the development of the double blind method in drug testing. many of the ideas promoted by Laudan are important precursors to Scientonomy.[[CiteRef::Laudan (1984)]]
In contrast the Sociologist of Scientific Knowledge (SSK) research program, including sociologists like [[Barry Barnes]] and [[David Bloor]] believe that scientists are motivated to a large extent by non-empirical social values.
