"Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by Thomas Kuhn This philosophy of science masterpiece illustrates how a community evolves its mental model or paradigm -

"Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by Thomas Kuhn This philosophy of science masterpiece illustrates how a community evolves its mental model or paradigm - from a long-accepted world view, to a crisis caused by evidence that contradicts the prevailing model, and then at last to an acceptance of a new paradigm. http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/Kuhn.html http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/Kuhn.html