Delineating Theory
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What is delineating theory? How should it be defined?
The notion of delineating theory, or discipline's delineating theory is meant to denote the second-order theory that characterizes a discipline. Thus, it plays an important role in uncovering how exactly scientific disciplines differ from one another.
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Paul Patton and Cyrus Al-Zayadi in 2021. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. At the moment, the question has no accepted answer in Scientonomy.
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Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 August 2021 | This is when Patton and Al-Zayadi's Disciplines in the Scientonomic Ontology that offered a definition of the term was published. This is a good indication that the question of how the term is to be defined is considered legitimate by the community. | Yes |
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Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Delineating Theory (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) | A second-order theory identifying the set of core questions of a discipline. | 2021 |
Accepted Theories
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Suggested Modifications
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Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2021-0006 | Scientonomy | 1 August 2021 | Accept new definitions of subquestion, core question, core theory, discipline, delineating theory, subdiscipline, and discipline acceptance. | Open |
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