Mechanism of Method Rejection

When does an employed method become rejected?

In addition to describing how a method becomes employed, a theory of scientific change must also address the circumstances under which a community would alter their employed method. This question seeks to describe what happens to other elements in the mosaic when a community undergoes such a change.

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available answer to the question. It is formulated as: "A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed."

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016	The is when the community accepted its first answer to the question, Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015), which indicates that the question is itself legitimate.	Yes

All Theories

The following theories have attempted to answer this question:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015)	A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.	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	Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

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Current View

In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015).

Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) states: "A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed."

According to the method rejection theorem, a method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with it become employed. By the first law for methods, an employed method will remain employed until it is replaced by other methods. By the compatibility corollary, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other at any moment of time. Thus, a method can only become rejected when it is replaced by an incompatible method or methods.1pp. 172-176 2pp. 72-74

Related Topics

This question is a subquestion of Mechanism of Scientific Change. It has the following sub-topic(s):

• Static vs. Dynamic Methods
• Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Rejection

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

• Method Employment