It might appear strange that a book on cricket should inspire a paper on Freemasonry, but in the
phrase quoted above, there is encapsulated the contention that our individual Masonic knowledge
can only be understood in the context of our own individual life experiences, our education, and
upbringing.
This paper will also explore what is meant by the injunction to make a daily advance
in Masonic knowledge, and what is meant by the term “progressive science”.
It will propose that Freemasonry, as in science, requires a constant examination of its principals, precepts, rituals and underlying assumptions.
To introduce this idea, it will call upon the work of Thomas Kuhn, especially with regard to the paradigm shift.
Title
2016 - IS FREEMASONRY A PROGRESSIVE SCIENCE? - David Shearer.
