Definition Is a Subtype of Theory (Barseghyan-2018)
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This is a theory that states "Definition is a subtype of Theory, i.e. theory is a supertype of definition."
Definition Is a Subtype of Theory (Barseghyan-2018) was formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2018.1 It is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available answer to the question.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Here is the complete acceptance record of Definition Is a Subtype of Theory (Barseghyan-2018):
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 September 2019 | The claim became accepted as a result of the acceptance of Barseghyan's redrafted ontology. | Yes |
Suggestions To Accept
Here are all the modifications where the acceptance of this theory has been suggested:
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2018-0006 | Scientonomy | 8 October 2018 | Accept the new ontology of epistemic elements with, theories and questions are the two basic epistemic elements where and each theory is an attempt to answer a certain question, theories can be of three types – descriptive, normative, or definitions, and methods are a subtype of normative theory. | Accepted | Following a series of off-line discussions, a consensus emerged concerning this modification: it was agreed that the modification is to be accepted.c1 It was mentioned that most of the elements of this new ontology "has already been accepted by the scientonomic community".c2 It was also stressed that "the consensus has been manifested on several occasions, including the first scientonomy conference in May 2019 in Toronto, where several of the presenters treated this new ontology as accepted."c3 The fact that the consensus concerning this modification has been achieved primarily off-line, i.e. outside of the discussion pages of this encyclopedia suggests that the scientonomic "workflow must have a way of accommodating these discussions".c4 | 1 September 2019 |
Questions Answered
Definition Is a Subtype of Theory (Barseghyan-2018) is an attempt to answer the following questions: Subtypes of Theory and Supertypes of Definition.
Description
According to Barseghyan, definitions are essentially a species of theories.
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References
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.