Methodology (Barseghyan-2018)

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This is a definition of Methodology that states "A normative discipline that formulates the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment."

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This definition of Methodology was formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2018.1 It is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available definition of the term.

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Scientonomy1 September 2019The definition became accepted as a result of the acceptance of the respective suggested modification.Yes

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Modification Community Date Suggested Summary Date Assessed Verdict Verdict Rationale
Sciento-2018-0005 Scientonomy 8 October 2018 Accept the new definitions of method as a set of criteria for theory evaluation and methodology as a normative discipline that formulates the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment. 1 September 2019 Accepted The consensus concerning this modification emerged primarily off-line, following a series of discussions. It was noted that the new definition "does clarify the scientific understanding of methods as normative theories that can be both accepted and employed".c1 It was also highlighted that the consensus on this modification "has been manifested on several occasions, including the first scientonomy conference in May 2019 in Toronto, where several of the speakers treated the suggested definition of method as accepted".c2 Importantly, it was also agreed that the acceptance of "this definition will require a whole series of changes to other theories already accepted by the scientonomic community to accord with the new definitions, for example, the Methodology can shape Method theorem."c3 This raises an important workflow-related question: does this mean that the encyclopedia editors have the right to make the respective changes?c4

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Methodology (Barseghyan-2018) is an attempt to answer the following question: What is methodology? How should it be defined?

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Description

This definition of the term confines it to the respective normative field of inquiry. Specific methodological theories are referred to as methods.

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References

  1. ^  Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.