science

18 posts
No. 25 science · Sep 2024 · 7 min

Karl Weick’s “What Theory is Not, Theorizing Is”: An In-Depth Exploration

Introduction Karl E. Weick, a prominent figure in organizational psychology and management, has significantly influenced how we understand theory development in social sciences. In his seminal paper “What…

No. 13 science · Sep 2024 · 2 min

What is Karl Popper’s idea of falsification

Karl Popper’s idea of falsification is a fundamental concept in the philosophy of science. Here’s an explanation of this concept: Popper’s concept of falsification stands in contrast to…

No. 12 science · Sep 2024 · 2 min

Recent developments in science that could potentially qualify as “paradigm shifts” in the Kuhnian sense:

In my first article on the science category of this website I wrote about Thomas Kuhn and his ideas around paradigm shifts and scientific progress – below are…

No. 11 science · Sep 2024 · 4 min

Thomas Kuhn’s Revolutionary View of Science: Paradigms and Progress

Thomas Kuhn was a scientist who studied how science changes over time. He managed to develop some significant ideas about this process: When a new paradigm takes over,…