A
pattern will emerge when a
scientific community tends to accept a series of beliefs and preconceptions during the course of a given period. Consequently, in this instance a pattern reflects a common standpoint or
point of view.
The term "pattern" set foothold on Philosophy upon publication of the book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". In his work, Khun discusses, among other subjects, the fact that there are periods when a
certain group of theories dominate the scene, followed by a period in which
different explanations compete among themselves and ends after a period has set in, in which a new pattern will replace the previous one.
The
transition from a pattern to a different one sets in motion a scientific revolution. An example hereof is the transition from Ptolemy''s Geocentric Theory to the Heliocentric Theory first proposed by Copernicus and Galileo. In conclusion, and to stress the point, we may add that a pattern is a universally accepted scientific concepts that in the course of a certain period satisfies a scientific community with a representation of a problem and its corresponding solution. Such patterns may include rules, ideologies and values, but once replaced with a different theory, a critical period always ensues.
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