Kuhn has makes some interesting claims about how the history of science and its progress be viewed that go against the traditional cumulative view of knowledge in which knowledge is simply added to our pool of understanding and the view that different theories can be compared rationally. Kuhn’s claims are largely against what Carnap believes to be true about how science progresses. Carnap holds the traditional view that knowledge is cumulative and there is …showed first 75 words of 1316 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1316 total…by looking at examples from the past that there are no rational grounds on which paradigms can be compared. Drawing on that, we can also conclude that since they cannot be compared, you cannot move elements between the two. Therefore, if the elements are not movable, there is no way that the knowledge can accumulate and science is deemed non-cumulative. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Zucker, Arthur. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. Prentice Hall Inc. New Jersey. 1996.