Packet F: Bonus 19
This book argues that most “field[s] of specialization” normally concern themselves with “puzzle-solving,” which is “fascinating to the proper sort of addict.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this book that uses the duck-rabbit illusion to illustrate how a “gestalt flip” occurs during paradigm shifts.
ANSWER: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions [prompt on SSR]
[10m] Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions argues that most scientists rarely attempt to disprove the accepted paradigm, contradicting this Austrian-British philosopher’s theory that science is characterized by falsifiability. This philosopher wrote The Open Society and Its Enemies.
ANSWER: Karl Popper [or Sir Karl Raimund Popper]
[10e] Because they both abandoned teleology, Kuhn compared his theory of scientific advancement to this English naturalist’s theory of evolution by natural selection.
ANSWER: Charles Darwin [or Charles Robert Darwin]
<Editors, Philosophy> | Packet F
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 14.23 | 97% | 38% | 7% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke A | Liberty A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| JMU B | William & Mary A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Liberty C | William & Mary B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| NCSU A | UNC D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UNC A | UNC C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UNC B | William & Mary C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| VCU A | JMU A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Virginia A | Liberty B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 0% | 33% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 7 | 12.86 | 86% | 29% | 14% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |