Paradigm
A Paradigm is a conceptual framework that establishes a comprehensive set of concepts, theories, postulates, methods, models, and thought patterns constituting legitimate contributions to a research field or domain of knowledge.
- AKA: Conceptual Paradigm, Theoretical Framework, Thought Framework.
- Context:
- It can typically establish Paradigm Core Assumptions through paradigm foundational beliefs and paradigm axioms.
- It can typically define Paradigm Acceptable Methods through paradigm research protocols and paradigm validation standards.
- It can typically determine Paradigm Problem Spaces through paradigm research questions and paradigm investigation boundaries.
- It can typically shape Paradigm Solution Approaches through paradigm theoretical models and paradigm analytical frameworks.
- It can typically guide Paradigm Practitioner Behavior through paradigm norms and paradigm best practices.
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- It can often influence Paradigm Community Formation through paradigm shared understandings and paradigm common languages.
- It can often create Paradigm Knowledge Boundaries through paradigm inclusion criteria and paradigm exclusion criteria.
- It can often undergo Paradigm Evolution through paradigm anomaly accumulations and paradigm theoretical refinements.
- It can often resist Paradigm Challenges through paradigm defensive mechanisms and paradigm institutional supports.
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- It can range from being an Emerging Paradigm to being an Established Paradigm, depending on its paradigm maturity level.
- It can range from being a Narrow Paradigm to being a Comprehensive Paradigm, depending on its paradigm scope coverage.
- It can range from being a Rigid Paradigm to being a Flexible Paradigm, depending on its paradigm adaptability capacity.
- It can range from being an Existing Paradigm to being a Dominant Paradigm to being an Alternative Paradigm, depending on its paradigm acceptance status.
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- It can integrate with Paradigm Research Programs for paradigm knowledge advancement.
- It can utilize Paradigm Exemplars for paradigm principle demonstration.
- It can connect to Paradigm Shifts during paradigm crisis periods.
- It can compete with Paradigm Alternatives for paradigm dominance status.
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- Examples:
- Scientific Paradigms, such as:
- Physical Science Paradigms, such as:
- Biological Science Paradigms, such as:
- Social Science Paradigms, such as:
- Technical Paradigms, such as:
- Computing Paradigms, such as:
- Engineering Paradigms, such as:
- Learning Paradigms, such as:
- Business Paradigms, such as:
- Philosophical Paradigms, such as:
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- Scientific Paradigms, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Theory, which is a specific explanatory framework rather than a comprehensive paradigm.
- Model, which is a simplified representation rather than a complete paradigm.
- Method, which is a procedural approach rather than a conceptual paradigm.
- Dilemma, which presents conflicting choices rather than establishing a paradigm.
- A single Postulate, which is an individual assumption rather than a comprehensive paradigm.
- See: Mental Pattern, Conceptual Framework, Theoretical Framework, Paradigm Shift, Scientific Revolution, Knowledge System, Research Program, Word Root Paradigm.
References
2019a
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm Retrieved:2019-5-8.
- In science and philosophy, a paradigm is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitutes legitimate contributions to a field.
2019b
- (Cambridge Dictionary, 2019) ⇒ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paradigm Retieved:2019-05-08.
- QUOTE: a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something:
Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.
(...) a set of theories that explain the way a particular subject is understood at a particular time:
The TV network claimed that this was the beginning of "a new paradigm for commercial television."
His account of the effects of globalization does not fit into either of the economic paradigms that are dominant today..
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alternative paradigm: An alternative paradigm emphasizes how the incentives considered in the individual rational approach choice are themselves the product of group manipulation.
dominant paradigm: Co-operation, or at least coexistence, has been the dominant paradigm in considering relations between classes.
existing paradigm: The lack of a viable alternative meant that the existing paradigm was preserved, even in the face of apparent policy failure.
- QUOTE: a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something:
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- Word Root Paradigms("platypus/Noun") ⇒ “platipus”, “platypuses”, “platypi”, “platypodes”.
- Word Root Paradigms("runner/Noun") ⇒ “runner”, “runners”.
- Word Root Paradigms("run/Verb") ⇒ “run”, “ran”, “running”.
- Word Root Paradigms("sister-in-law/Noun") ⇒ “sister-in-law”, “sisters-in-law”.