Hi-Phi Nation The Ashes of Truth
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Apr 18, 2017 
James Challey, a senior lecturer emeritus who studied under Kuhn, recalls intense Princeton seminars. Lydia Patton, a Kuhn scholar and philosopher, explains paradigms and incommensurability. Errol Morris, acclaimed documentarian turned investigative realist, recounts his long philosophical feud with Kuhn and how it shaped his work. They probe clashes over truth, historical reading of science, and whether paradigms can be compared.
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From Interrogator To Instructional Designer
- Dan Epstein recounts accidentally becoming an instructional designer after advising on tank identification for an Army course.
- He describes an earlier life in military psychological operations that felt intense and consequential.
Gothic Academics Amid Social Upheaval
- James Challey recalls Princeton's gothic graduate college rituals amid national unrest.
- He emphasizes the surreal contrast between campus pageantry and events like the Newark riots.
Kuhn Revives Skepticism About Scientific Progress
- Kuhn challenged the idea that science steadily accumulates truth and revived ancient skepticism about perspective.
- His historical approach forced philosophers to reconsider whether 'progress' implies closer access to reality.
