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by thenomad 4650 days ago
Although isn't "thought paradigm" a tautology?
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dragonwriter 4650 days ago
No (nor is it an oxymoron, which I think is more relevant); a paradigm is a defining pattern, and quite including a pattern of action. Its frequently used in a way which implicitly references a pattern of thought, but its not redundant to make that explicit.
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thenomad 4649 days ago
Hmm, interesting. I've just checked the OED's definition, and it seems to mostly relate to thought - essentially, "paradigm" as "mental model".

However, the idea of an action paradigm is interesting - can you give an example of usage in that way?

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