In the early years of the 20th century, much thought has been devoted to social epistemology and what it means to call something a 'science'. Kuhn has noted that it follows certain distinct phases until a 'crisis point' has been reached and the scientific community comes to a 'paradigm shift' where a new theory that best accounts for phenomena comes to be accepted as truth. Foucault, too, has documented how knowledge in the human sciences can be mere expressions of social norms, such as the definition of insanity, which is nothing more than a measure of conformity. However, I believe that the individual aspect of knowledge deserves more attention for it is, ultimately, collective individual decisions that shape disciplines and psychological epistemology thus deserves equal attention.
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