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Steven Shapin’s The Scientific Revolution (2008) opens with “There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution” (Introduction, p.1), a bold challenge to the paradigmatic model promoted by Thomas Kuhn

Steven Shapin’s The Scientific Revolution (2008) opens with “There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution” (Introduction, p.1), a bold challenge to the paradigmatic model promoted by Thomas Kuhn. Appraise this argument in light of this week’s readings and…