Mechanism of Scientific Change
What is the actual mechanism of scientific change? How do changes in a scientific mosaic take place? What governs these changes?
Along with the question of the ontology of scientific change, this question is one of the two most general questions of scientonomy. It is safe to say that any general theory that attempts to explain changes in a certain domain normally has two major ingredients – an ontology of the entities and relations that populate the domain as well as some dynamics of how these entities and relations change over time. Scientonomy is no exception as it attempts to understand what sort of elements, agents, and stances, play part in the process of scientific change (ontology) and what the mechanism of these changes is (dynamics). Answering both of these questions is crucial for our understanding of the process of scientific change.
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. The Theory of Scientific Change is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available theory on the subject. The Theory of Scientific Change states "The laws of scientific change govern the process of changes in a scientific mosaic, i.e. transitions from one theory to the next and one method to the next. The theory of scientific change explains many different aspects of the process such as theory acceptance and method employment, scientific inertia and compatibility, splitting and merging of scientific mosaics, scientific underdeterminism, changeability of scientific methods, role of sociocultural factors, and more."
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Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 January 2016 | This is when the community accepted its first answer to this question, The Theory of Scientific Change, which indicates that the question itself is legitimate. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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The Theory of Scientific Change | The laws of scientific change govern the process of changes in a scientific mosaic, i.e. transitions from one theory to the next and one method to the next. The theory of scientific change explains many different aspects of the process such as theory acceptance and method employment, scientific inertia and compatibility, splitting and merging of scientific mosaics, scientific underdeterminism, changeability of scientific methods, role of sociocultural factors, and more. | 2015 |
Accepted Theories
Community | Theory | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | The Theory of Scientific Change | 1 January 2016 |
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In Scientonomy community, the accepted theory on the subject is The Theory of Scientific Change. It states: "The laws of scientific change govern the process of changes in a scientific mosaic, i.e. transitions from one theory to the next and one method to the next. The theory of scientific change explains many different aspects of the process such as theory acceptance and method employment, scientific inertia and compatibility, splitting and merging of scientific mosaics, scientific underdeterminism, changeability of scientific methods, role of sociocultural factors, and more." ===What is the theory of scientific change?=== Read More
Related Topics
It has the following sub-topic(s):
- Changeability of the Scientific Mosaic
- Determinism vs. Underdeterminism in Scientific Change
- Mechanism of Compatibility
- Mechanism of Discipline Acceptance
- Mechanism of Discipline Rejection
- Mechanism of Method Employment
- Mechanism of Method Rejection
- Mechanism of Mosaic Split
- Mechanism of Question Acceptance
- Mechanism of Question Rejection
- 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
- Theories Shaping Core Questions
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