peripeteia (usage) [duplicate]
Solution 1:
You can call that an epiphany:
- a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you
(Cambridge Dictionary)
- an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure. A revealing scene or moment.
(M-W)
Solution 2:
As tripleee suggests, paradigm shift is another term that applies to the concept:
an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way: This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution.
(M-W)