Theorie unter dem Non-Statement View und der Kuhnsche Wissenschaftler

Summary

This paper discusses critically the fundamental elements of the Stegmüller/Sneed-reconstruction of Kuhn's normal science concept.

It is argued that

• a) Kuhn himself cannot accept this reconstruction if he wants to describe theory dynamics in the past;

• b) the reconstruction is not based on a pure non-statement view;

• c) to have a theory in the sense of Kuhn, should be related to the ordered pair 〈K,I_o〉 to ensure the desired constancy over time;

• d) the reconstruction implies, contrary to Kuhn, the ability of rejecting a theory without having an alternative one;

• e) the rejection of a theory can be the result of a falsifying procedure and, therefore, theories are not immune from falsification;

• f) the reconstruction still contains rationality gaps;

• g) the reconstruction shows more precisely than Kuhn's work that Popper is right when he attacks normal scientist's behaviour;

• h) the positions of the Kuhnians and of the criticists could be reconciled partially.