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Turning points in science occur when an issue has reached maturity, when a critical mass of new facts cries out for a new synthesis, and when there is a general sense of urgency to reconsider basic assumptions" (von der Malsburg et al. 2010:xiii).
科学的转折点发生在一个问题已经成熟、新事实的临界质量迫切需要新的综合,以及重新考虑基本假设的普遍紧迫感出现的时候”(冯·德·马尔堡等人,2010:xiii)。