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From: steve@hubcap.UUCP ("Steve" Stevenson)
Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: What is a methodology
Message-ID: <411@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Aug-87 10:42:13 EDT
Article-I.D.: hubcap.411
Posted: Thu Aug 27 10:42:13 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Aug-87 09:31:29 EDT
References: <118@thirdi.UUCP>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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in article <118@thirdi.UUCP>, sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode) says:
> ....  If we are to believe Kuhn's ideas, a person who is too far outside the
> paradigm (and certainly someone who is insufficiently trained) will not be
> able > to understand the methods, unless the description of "the methodology"
> contained a whole explication of the field of study and its paradigm.

I'll drink to that!  I've had that happen several times.  The medical analogy
is very apt, at least in my experience.  But isn't this the societal aspect
of something like math.  I can certainly have a background sufficient to
understand the material, but one still has to read the stuff.  But that's
humans protecting their turf, I guess.
-- 
D. E. (call me Steve) Stevenson            steve@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science,            (803)656-5880.mabell
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906