Prompt: Discuss how the subject matter of Lecture 2 (on Thomas Kuhn and paradigm

Prompt: Discuss how the subject matter of Lecture 2 (on Thomas Kuhn and paradigm shifts) and Lecture 3 (on the development of scientific method out of epistemology) help explicate and expound on the readings from Big History concerning the first four thresholds. In other words, how did the history of the development of scientific method help usher in a new understanding of the cosmos, the elements, the galaxies, our solar system, and, as a result, ourselves. (see attachment)