<p>The longing for a complete science is one of the great dreams of modernity. Is such a complete science possible, and can Kuhn's idea of a paradigm help us realize it? This episode explores the origins and power of the search for completeness and unity in Western science, and reveals the unexpected spiritual origins of this ideal.</p> <p>Ep. 4, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: An Introduction</p>

The longing for a complete science is one of the great dreams of modernity. Is such a complete science possible, and can Kuhn's idea of a paradigm help us realize it? This episode explores the origins and power of the search for completeness and unity in Western science, and reveals the unexpected spiritual origins of this ideal. Ep. 4, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: An Introduction

Can Science Be Complete? Thomas Kuhn, Progress, and the Eschatology of Science

Becoming Human with the philosopher Samuel Loncar is a show for a species in transition.

The show features long-form, solo series that bring scholarly depth and academic insights to today's most pressing questions around science, religion, technology, and philosophy. Between these long-form, solo series, enjoy Explorations: journeys into time, culture, art, and history, encountering the mystery of the Human in conversations and free-standing episodes.

Series 1: Origins, tells the story of the atheistic revolution, beginning with Socrates and Jesus, that made the modern world.

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Becoming Human with the philosopher Samuel Loncar is a show for a species in transition. The show features long-form, solo series that bring scholarly depth and academic insights to today's most pressing questions around science, religion, technology, and philosophy. Between these long-form, solo series, enjoy Explorations: journeys into time, culture, art, and history, encountering the mystery of the Human in conversations and free-standing episodes. Series 1: Origins, tells the story of the atheistic revolution, beginning with Socrates and Jesus, that made the modern world.

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