Meaning of paradigmata | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“These paradigmata, these basic visions of life’s meaning, become⟳ the foundations for developing levels of value consciousness, as well as the concrete integrating principle of a world-view.”

“Keeping this in view⟳ we can construct the following paradigm:[…]We thus see⟳ that any original simplicity that may have⟳ existed in the paradigmata of these words has got thoroughly obscured; and, further that the consonantal stem has often, in one way or another, been changed into a vowel stem, or had a vowel stem substituted for it (cf. Brugmann, Archiv für lateinische Lexicographie u. Grammatik, xv. p. 3 n. 2).”

“Wittgenstein himself frequently has recourse to the paradigm-model to illustrate⟳ this synthetic achievement. / In Wittgenstein’s opinion the use⟳ of many expressions is bound to certain models and paradigmata.[…]Now, Wittgenstein also transfers this scheme to cases where the use⟳ of the sign⟳ has become⟳ independent of an external paradigm and is effected by means of “memory and association” alone (cf. P. I. 53). The use⟳ of our ordinary colour words, for instance, is of this kind. In drawing up the relevant sign⟳ usage one has admittedly made use⟳ of external paradigmata (for colour names can only be ostensively explained), but later the external models had been completely dropped since memory was able to take⟳ over the paradigmatic function by itself.”

“Secondly KUHN’s concept of paradigmata could be of significance. Whereas medical scientists seem to stick⟳ to primary paradigmata of their discipline, in medical practice secondary paradigmata are supposed to govern the problem-solving process⟳ towards diagnostic and therapeutical decisions. Such a secondary paradigm would be characteristic of a technology.”

“If we want⟳ to study⟳ the above phenomena in relation to specific indexing or classification tools, we will have⟳ to bring⟳ in the third paradigm (instruments). / The minor paradigmata / We have⟳ already met some problems of delimitation of IS in the paradigm of operations, but as a whole, problems of that kind are not very important in the major paradigmata.”

“Masterman M. found more than 22 different meanings of paradigm in Kuhn’s Structure⟳ of Scientific Revolution. She classifies these paradigmata in 3 main categories: metaphysical paradigms or meta[-]paradigms; Sociological paradigms and artifact or construct paradigms.”

“As regards methodology, the point⟳ of departure is a consideration of the morphological differences between the paradigmata of the verb (e.g. the difference between the perfect- and imperfect-paradigm) and the variations in such a paradigm (e.g. imperfect forms with and without the nūn-paragogicum).”

“We give⟳ motivation of the paradigm concept from musicology, semiotics and poetology, and mathematics.[…]Rather are we concerned with paradigmata, i.e., “fields of equivalence”, whatever this may signify—we have⟳ to review⟳ the differentiations of this subject.”

“Paradigmata take⟳ the form⟳ of pictorial images as well as narrative. No great war can be fought, no great man or woman can survive⟳ or die⟳, without being framed and made into a paradigm. Pictorial paradigmata are sustained by a psychological warrant.”

“We can never rely⟳ on a concrete vision of our future in detail, but only on some more or less abstract idea – something like⟳ the paradigmata of the myth of Er. The mere paradigm as such, however, is neither good nor bad, nor does it necessarily lead⟳ to happiness or unhappiness.”

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