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Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, Vol. 11, Iss. 1, January, 2007, pp. 1-18 @2007 Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences Paradigms Lost? Abstract: Thomas Kuhn (1957, 1962) explored the issues of paradigm
shifts, scientific revolutions, and the relationship between them.
Written before the techniques and practices of the complexity
sciences were developed, Kuhn described what he termed the
Copernican Revolution as the last scientific revolution signifying
a paradigmatic shift in society. We will explore whether New Science
approaches in nonlinear dynamics and complexity research signify
postmodern science perspectives, and examine the role of New Science
in what may be the on-going evolution of the next paradigm shift. Keywords: nonlinear science, philosophy, paradigm |