Community Quote by Thomas Kuhn
“Groups do not have experiences except insofar as all their members do. And there are no experiences... that all the members of a scientific community must share in the course of a [scientific] revolution. Revolutions should be described not in terms of group experience but in terms of the varied experiences of individual group members. Indeed, that variety itself turns out to play an essential role in the evolution of scientific knowledge.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1962
Scientific progress arises from diverse individual experiences, not a uniform group experience.
In simple terms: Science evolves through varied personal insights.
Value individual perspectives in research.
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Type
When to use this quote
- research teams
- academic conferences
- peer review
- interdisciplinary projects
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can institutions nurture diverse viewpoints?
- What mechanisms protect minority ideas?
Group consensus may overlook minority insights.