I took a three hour course on the distinction(s) between scientific and magical/religious thought systems applied to how they lead us to think about what we observe and construct theories of how the world operates. It was taught by an anthropologist and met once a week in a three hour block of time right at the end of the day. It might have been one of my favorite courses I ever took. Kuhn's book featured prominently on the syllabus, and I recall it being an easy, enjoyable read. I think the idea (that I recall taking away) from his book that appealed to me the most was that no matter how rigorous and observation-based the system, what constitutes progress is highly context dependent. I think that notion might hold up better in the current era than it did in the '60s.
