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The concepts of 'paradigm', 'incommensurability' and 'rule' are still widely used. Thomas Kuhn applied them to refer to the way in which science could be organized. The problem is that The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is quoted as a case of epistemological discussion, rather than a case of an historical perspective on science. In this paper Kuhn's use of these concepts is commented upon to show that this position has no other backing than a particular vision of science as exposed in the context of the 1950's and 1960's in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]