paradigms
assumptions

WEB Publishing Paradigms
http://www.smcc.qld.edu.au/infotech/Paradigm/index.htm
"You know what they say about paradigms-- shift happens!"

[A sense of humor often indicates a level of validity. And this author uses the word "paradigm" to the point of absurdity that becomes a structural element of the text.]

"With the spread of the World Wide Web, we see the birth of an entirely new media. During the introduction of any new media, there is a period of flux as old media paradigms compete with new paradigms to determine the shape of the new media. It is important for all of us who create, study, and use the WEB, to be aware of this flux and look beyond our own pet paradigms. The purpose of this site is to explore the various competing and complementary paradigms for WEB publishing. It is my hope that it will trigger further thought and discussion on the subject by other WEB publishers and theorists."

May 1998 SCIENCE WITHIN CONSCIOUSNESS:
POSSIBLE OBSTACLES TO A PARADIGM SHIFT. KARL JASPERS FORUM, By Ranan Banerji,( He has published Books and many articles in the areas of Upper Atmospheric Physics, Information Theory, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence)
http://www.mcgill.ca/douglas/fdg/kjf/7-C5BANE.htm

[this is a short note to colleagues is worth peeking at]

"Paradigm shifts are historical events and generally move with the kind of deliberateness with which all cultural transformations occur in history. It is not possible to force an issue. All one can do is to make sure that we do nothing to make it harder for the new paradigm to spring its roots in society.

"The present materialistic view of man and society is very much in need for a change.

" <9>We are walking the fine line between conventional science and populistic absurdities. This requires care."

Ranan Banerji lends a nice quote and direction worth exploring.
[but i'm no scientist. the arts ought to be taken seriously as the sciences?]

I cant resist a brief dictionary digression here.

paradigm n 1: systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word 2: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, epitome, image] 3: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" (Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University)

[this ivy ivory tower institution sure picked a tweaked example "prototype of good breeding"!?] 

Para- \Par"a-\ [Gr. ? beside; prob. akin to E. for- in forgive. Cf. For-.]

1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.
Paradigm
SYL: par-a-digm
PRO: pae rE daim
POS: noun
DEF: 1. an example, model, pattern, or the like.
DEF: 2. in grammar, an example of a conjugation or declension, listing all the inflected forms of a word.
SYC: instance, case1 (1), specimen (1), exemplar (2), representative (3), example (n 1)

SIC: sample, model, illustration, type
DER: paradigmatic, adj. ;
DER: paradigmatically, adv.

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