Ph.D., Associate Professor Kotlyarova V.V., Urunov S.R.,
Ph.D Associate Professor Dmitrienko N.A.,
Institute
of the service and entrepreneurship (branch) Don State Technical University, Shakhty,
Rostov region.
Philosophical Foundations of the
design and development paradigm approach T. Kuhn
The
article concerning paradigmatic approach is considered to be an inter disciplinary and methodological subject of research based
on pluralism of post-non classical science. Having analyzed the process of
basic formation and development of paradigmatic approach in the papers of
Thomas Kuhn, devoted to the problems of historical development of post positivism.
The study provides an overview of two concepts: A. Koyré and L. Fleck
demonstrated the greatest influence on the development of paradigm approach.
At the
beginning of the XXI century the most distinctive trend in the development of
science was post non -classical desire to reconstruct a coherent system of
scientific knowledge about man, society and nature, based on interdisciplinary
research and the integration of natural sciences, social sciences and
humanities. Integration processes on the one hand contribute new ideas to the
emergence of inter disciplinary nature sciences, on the other became a constant
reinterpretation of borrowing and methodological approaches, not just in the
form of a reduction of leading methodological orientations, and by combining
the axiological and cognitive parameters. These methodological approaches
undoubtedly belong to paradigmatic approach, defining our research interest and
allow us to formulate the problem of this paper: as analyzes of different the
preconditions of its formation.
The
dynamic processes of presenting scientific knowledge are the most important
characteristics of science.
In
philosophy post positivism released two divergent directions: the first
considers the dynamics of science using the normative principles of the logical
nature of governing this development (I. Lakatos, Popper, and others.), The
second direction is based on the emphasis of social and psychological
determinants of the development of scientific knowledge (T. Kuhn , S. Toulmin
et al.). T. Kuhn, proved the absence of a real development of science and
rationality of continuity, the dependence of the dynamics of science from
non-scientific factors and ideas, brings the philosophy of science to
sociology, psychology and history, and thus an entirely new stage of
philosophical reflection of scientific knowledge has begun.
We are
talking about the publication in 1962 of the famous work of Thomas Kuhn
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", caused a surge of interest
in the concepts of "scientific revolution", "paradigm" and
to develop T. Kuhn paradigm approach [1].
Popularity
of paradigmatic methodology regularly updated by the question - what can be a
basic prerequisite of development paradigm approach? For the answer we turn to
the preface to the "structure ...". where T. Kuhn refers to the work of A. Koyre, Piaget, E. Metzger,
L. Fleck et al. The leading theoretical sources of their ideas were related to
the nature of scientific knowledge and the role of non-scientific factors in
the formation of an epistemological model of science. In the study, they consider to provide a brief overview of
the only two concepts: A. Koyré and L. Fleck, demonstrated the greatest
influence on the development paradigm approach by Thomas Kuhn.
French
philosopher and historic scientist Alexander Koyre creates a common
philosophical and history graphical concept of the scientific revolution of the
XVII century. The thinker in his earliest works, tried to show the essence and
importance of science recorded in the XVII century. The changes having become one of the first creators of the
canonical image of the scientific revolution, to define its boundaries and
content. The main philosophical achievement by A.V. Koyre becomes a study of
ideological assumptions and the development of the scientific revolution
XVI-XVII centuries. up to the scientific discoveries of Newton [2, p.8].
Another
inspirer of T. Kuhn was L. Fleck, a philosopher. Epistemological works by L.
Fleckwere published in the 30-40 years in the Polish media, and his monograph
was published in Switzerland, were considered unimportant in the philosophical
literature, but it was his ideas that helped to form T. Kuhn a developed the
concept of "paradigm." The main task of his philosophical quest was
to determine the epistemological sense of socio-cultural context of the
existence of scientific knowledge from scientific point of view. For this
purpose L. Fleck introduces into the scientific revolution the concept
"style of thinking" and "collective thinking, arguing that
scientific discovery would never become
the result of the individual activity of one man. Scientific discovery is the
result of the collective activity of thinking, "which can be realized as
intelligent interaction on the basis of general intellectual events and
activities to create the possibility of opening and then continue developing in
this direction" [3, p.65].The philosopher emphasizes the inevitability of
the revision of the original thoughts and ideas through numerous interpretations
and returning to the author, may be it is not recognized as the property of the
inconsistency of these ideas original plans.
The
basis of formation and development of paradigmatic approach in the papers of
Thomas Kuhn is the basis for further work of history of science and doctrine of
post positivism theory investigating scientific knowledge in its dynamics, identify
forms of knowledge, and thus differs them from neo, focuses on the analysis of
the structure of science. Kuhn continues developing the ideas previously
expressed by A. V Koyre and L. Vleck.
The List of used Literature
1. Kuhn
T. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. With an introductory article and
additions 1969 - M .: Progress, 1977.- 300c.
2.
Koyre A. Essays on the history of philosophical thought / ed. AP Yushkevich. M., 1985;
3.
Fleck L. The emergence and development of scientific fact: An Introduction to
the Theory of thinking style and the thinking of the collective. Was.,
Foreword., Translated from the English., It., Polish lang., General ed. Porus
VN - M .: Idea Press, House of intellectual books, 1999. - P.65.