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    Challenges→The inductive logic of probabilistic support functions satisfies the Criterion of Adequacy (CoA).

    Because revolutionary science replaces rather than refines hypothesis spaces, convergence results apply only within paradigms, not to the scientific enterprise CoA is meant to vindicate.

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    • 1.Kuhn's paradigm shifts involve incommensurable conceptual frameworks, making cross-paradigm convergence mathematically impossible.
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    • 2.Convergence of Aims applies only to shared objective spaces; revolutionary science redefines what counts as a scientific objective.
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    • 3.Within-paradigm convergence suffices to explain scientific progress; inter-paradigm vindication requires unrealistic assumptions.
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    • 1.Historical science shows cumulative retention of successful theories across paradigm shifts (e.g., Newtonian mechanics survives relativistically).
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    • 2.If convergence fails across paradigms, we cannot explain why newer paradigms predictively outperform older ones on shared empirical domains.
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    • 3.The claim conflates conceptual incommensurability with inability to compare empirical success—these are distinct epistemic properties.
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    Key Terms

    CoA(as the subject that the statement is evaluating)
    An abbreviation for a specific philosophical argument or theory being discussed (the full name would need more context to explain).
    Convergence results(in scientific reasoning and validation)
    Mathematical or logical proofs showing that different approaches or methods will eventually reach the same answer.
    Hypothesis space(in this case, which hypotheses are available for us to choose from)
    The set of all possible explanations or theories you could consider when trying to solve a problem or explain something.
    Paradigm(Kuhn's philosophy of science; reflects the role of conceptual frameworks in mediating the relationship between theory and evidence.)
    A governing framework or model for a scientific community that is not automatically rejected by refractory evidence but is abandoned only when an alternative paradigm comes to seem preferable.
    Revolutionary science(examples include Einstein's theory of relativity or Darwin's evolution, which challenged the scientific consensus of their time)
    Major scientific breakthroughs that completely overturn what most scientists previously believed, rather than just small improvements to existing ideas.

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