Round 8: Tossup 20

This field is analogized to “puzzle-solving” in a book that describes incommensurability (15[1])between periods of thought in this field described as “normal” (15[1])and “revolutionary.” The Duhem–Quine thesis argues against Karl Popper’s standard for evaluating work in this field. Thomas Kuhn discussed “paradigm (15[1])shifts” in his book titled (15[1])“The Structure of [this field’s] Revolutions.” Some thinkers (15[1])argue that all work in this field should be (*) falsifiable. Francis Bacon’s Novum Organum was instrumental in the development of an inductive hypothesis-based “method” for this general field. For 10 points, name this general field of study discussed in Aristotle’s Physics. ■END■

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