Demarcation Criteria

What is demarcation criteria? How should it be defined?

It is necessary to define demarcation criteria in order to understand the method of any scientific community. The definition of method suggests that it can consist of different criteria for theory assessment. The question is how demarcation criteria are different from other criteria of theory evaluation. Thus, it is a key concept in current Scientonomy.

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available definition of the term. Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) states "Criteria for determining whether a theory is scientific or unscientific."

History

Acceptance Record

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Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016		Yes

All Theories

The following theories have attempted to answer this question:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015)	Criteria for determining whether a theory is scientific or unscientific.	2015

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Accepted Theories

The following theories have been accepted as answers to this question:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

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Current View

In Scientonomy community, the accepted definition of the term is Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015). It is defined as: "Criteria for determining whether a theory is scientific or unscientific."

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Related Topics

This topic is also related to the following topic(s):

• Method
• Scientific Change
• Theory
• Mechanism of Scientific Change
• Mechanism of Theory Acceptance
• Compatibility Criteria

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