Revolution: A. A political revolution is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization. It typically involves a revolt against the government due to perceived oppression or political incompetence. - B. A scientific revolution is often characterized by the development of new theories and methods, as well as the overthrow of existing ones. See also Th. Kuhn, Theories, Paradigm change, Incommensurability, Theory change, Meaning Change, Method._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |