An Analysis of the Evolution of Imami Hadith Schools (Based on the Theory of the Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn)

One of the most important theories of the evolution of sciences in the latest era is that given in “The structure of scientific revolutions” of Thomas Kuhn. The author of the paper, having studied the history of Shiite hadith, has found the evolution of Shiite hadith schools (paradigms) very much in line with Kuhn model. In the following work, in a library-based method, the most important theories that have been proposed in recent times about the pattern of the evolution of science is Thomas Kohnchr('39')s theory in the book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". The author with a study in the history of Shiite jurisprudential and hadith, reflecting and examining the necessary information collected by analytical-descriptive method, has shown that in each period of Shiite hadith periods, the school had an undisputed dominance ( the stage of being as a Paradigm / ordinary science); But over time, each of these schools faces a kind of crisis (stage of scientific crisis) and during this period, new ideas about the pattern of acceptance of narrations are considered (stage of scientific revolution), one of which finds general acceptance. As a result, a different school replaces the previous school of hadith (stage of paradigm shift).