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Kuhn hoped to explain how science is actually conducted, while most other philosophers of science try to determine how a scientific search for truth ought to be conducted. If Kuhn\'s picture is very different from that of a philosopher of science of the latter sort, does one or the other have to be wrong? Why or why not?

Solution

No. it does not. Both may be be valid at the same time. In fact both can be complementary to each other.

Kuhn tries to explain how science is presently conducted. He tries to explain the methods by which scientific research is carried on. But other philosophers of science give their perspective on how the methods need to be conducted. So, in essence, Kuhn gives the current status of the scientific methodology whereas other philosophers give their opinion on how they can be conducted. To complement Kuhn, the points from other philosophers can be useful to improve the scientific methods.