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- noun A
radical change inthinking from anaccepted point of view to a new one,necessitated when newscientific discoveries produceanomalies in the current paradigm. - noun US A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new
belief .
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samoritan commented on the word paradigm shift
A fundamental change in approach or assumptions. Acceptance by a majority of a changed belief, attitude, or way of doing things.
Ok so it's 2 words... but this is one of those examples that bring to mind the old song... "but this is tell 'ya brother, you can't have one without the other".
May 24, 2007
samoritan commented on the word paradigm shift
Happy 30th birthday STAR WARS! I left the theatre feeling that my fundamental outlook towards movies had changed... Gone was the squeaky-clean future of Star Trek. SW opened my mind to new and exciting vistas of the imagination!
How has the paradigm shifted for you?
May 29, 2007
samoritan commented on the word paradigm shift
40 years ago "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" re-invented the rock album- or so we are being told in the news lately.
June 5, 2007
Louises commented on the word paradigm shift
"All paradigm shifts answer the amoral craving for novelty". The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
February 25, 2012