Tuesday, February 08, 2005
I was teaching a section on Kuhn, and thought it would be nice to have case of incommensurability from everyday life on the table before we talked about paradigms.
Me: Has anybody seen "Annie Hall"?
[no hands go up]
Me: That's fine... can someone name a good movie that's a drama?
Student #1: Boondock Saints.
Me: That's not a drama.
Student #2: The Bourne Supremacy.
Me: Who *are* you people?
¶ 4:25 PM
Me: Has anybody seen "Annie Hall"?
[no hands go up]
Me: That's fine... can someone name a good movie that's a drama?
Student #1: Boondock Saints.
Me: That's not a drama.
Student #2: The Bourne Supremacy.
Me: Who *are* you people?
¶ 4:25 PM
