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The following topics/questions are descriptive, i.e. answers to these questions are descriptive theories (e.g. How do theories become accepted? or Are there unchangeable scientific methods?).
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Tree of Descriptive Topics
Here is a semantic tree of all descriptive topics of this encyclopedia from more general to more specific:
- Applicability of the Laws of Scientific Change
- Application of Scientonomy to Delayed Rejection
- Application of Scientonomy to Other Fields
- Boundaries of Communities
- Conceptualizing Method Hierarchies
- Existence of Delayed Rejection
- Hierarchy of Methods
- Indicators of Conclusiveness for Scientificity Assessment
- Indicators of Method Employment
- Indicators of Question Acceptance
- Indicators of Theory Acceptance
- Indicators of Theory Scientificity
- Indicators of Violation
- Inferring Theory Assessment Outcomes
- Mechanism of Scientific Change
- Changeability of the Scientific Mosaic
- Determinism vs. Underdeterminism in Scientific Change
- Mechanism of Compatibility
- Mechanism of Method Employment
- Mechanism of Method Rejection
- Mechanism of Mosaic Split
- Mechanism of Question Acceptance
- Mechanism of Scientific Inertia
- Mechanism of Theory Acceptance
- Mechanism of Theory Demarcation
- Mechanism of Theory Pursuit
- Mechanism of Theory Rejection
- Methods Shaping Theory Construction
- Necessary Elements
- Role of Ethics in Scientific Change
- Role of Methodology in Scientific Change
- Role of Non-Social and Environmental Factors in Scientific Change
- Role of Practical Considerations in Scientific Change
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Scientific Change
- The Status of Holism and Ripple Effect
- Normative Effects of Scientonomy
- Ontology of Scientific Change
- Possibility of Scientonomy
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Preconditions
- Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent
- Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction
- Ripple Effect of Method Rejection
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Mosaic Split
- Status of Practical Propositions
- Status of Reasons
- The Necessity of Intercommunication for Community
- The Necessity of Language in Community
- Theory Acceptance without Sufficient Reason
Pages in category "Descriptive Topic"
The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total.
A
- Accepted Methodology and Theory Pursuit
- Applicability of Scientonomy to Theories as Models
- Applicability of the Laws of Scientific Change
- Applicability of the Laws of Scientific Change to Individuals
- Application of Scientonomy to Delayed Rejection
- Application of Scientonomy to Other Fields
- Application of Scientonomy to Philosophy of Science
C
D
E
- Epistemic Agents
- Epistemic Community as Part of Non-Epistemic Community
- Epistemic Elements
- Epistemic Stances
- Epistemic Stances Towards Methods
- Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories
- Epistemic Stances Towards Questions
- Epistemic Stances Towards Theories
- Existence of Delayed Rejection
- Existence of Method Hierarchies
- Existence of Sub-Communities
I
- Implementation vs. Employment of Methods
- Indicators of Conclusiveness for Scientificity Assessment
- Indicators of Inconclusiveness
- Indicators of Method Employment
- Indicators of Question Acceptance
- Indicators of Theory Acceptance
- Indicators of Theory Scientificity
- Indicators of Violation
- Individual and Communal Levels
- Inferring Theory Assessment Outcomes
M
- Mechanism of Compatibility
- Mechanism of Method Employment
- Mechanism of Method Rejection
- Mechanism of Mosaic Split
- Mechanism of Question Acceptance
- Mechanism of Scientific Change
- Mechanism of Scientific Inertia
- Mechanism of Theory Acceptance
- Mechanism of Theory Demarcation
- Mechanism of Theory Pursuit
- Mechanism of Theory Rejection
- Methodology and Methods
- Methods and Technical Research Tools
- Methods Shaping Theory Construction
N
P
- Philosophy of Science - Demarcation
- Philosophy of Science - Relativism
- Philosophy of Science - Scientific Progress
- Possibility of Scientonomy
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method
- Possibility of Scientonomy - Preconditions
- Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent
- Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction
- Pursuit and Acceptance
- Pursuit as Acceptance
R
- Reducibility of Definitions
- Rejection of Data
- Ripple Effect of Method Rejection
- Role of Definitions in Scientific Change
- Role of Ethics in Scientific Change
- Role of Methodology in Scientific Change
- Role of Non-Social and Environmental Factors in Scientific Change
- Role of Practical Considerations in Scientific Change
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Method Employment
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Mosaic Split
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Scientific Change
- Role of Sociocultural Factors in Theory Acceptance
- Role of Used Theories in Method Employment
S
- Scientificity of Methods
- Scientificity of Questions
- Community:Scientonomy
- Static vs. Dynamic Methods
- Status of Disciplinary Boundaries
- Status of Impossible Abstract Requirements
- Status of Method and Methodology
- Status of Models
- Status of Multiple Mutual Delegation
- Status of Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation
- Status of Normative Propositions
- Status of Practical Propositions
- Status of Questions
- Status of Reasons
- Status of Tacit Theories
- Status of Technological Knowledge
- Sufficient Reason and Theory Acceptance
- Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Demarcation and Acceptance
- Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Employment
- Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Rejection
T
- Tautological Status of the First Law
- Tautological Status of the Law of Theory Demarcation
- Tautological Status of the Second Law
- Tautological Status of the Zeroth Law
- The Necessity of Intercommunication for Community
- The Necessity of Language in Community
- The Paradox of Normative Propositions
- The Status of Holism and Ripple Effect
- Theory Acceptance without Sufficient Reason
- Theory Assessment Outcomes
- Theory Displacement
- Theory vs. Method Compatibility