Lydia Patton
Associate professor of philosophy (Virginia Tech) and Kuhn scholar who explains philosophical interpretations of Kuhn's ideas such as paradigms and incommensurability in the episode.
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Apr 18, 2017 • 48min
The Ashes of Truth
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.
