Possibility of Scientonomy

How is scientonomy possible?

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. Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available theory on the subject. Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015) states "Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities."

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	This is when the community accepted its first answer to the question, Possibility of Scientonomy (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
Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015)	Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.	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	Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

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Current View

In Scientonomy community, the accepted theory on the subject is Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015). It states: "Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities." ToDo Read More

Open Questions

The following related topic(s) currently lack an accepted answer:

• Possibility of Scientonomy - Preconditions: Under which conditions do the patterns of scientific change emerge and hold? The topic has no accepted answer in Scientonomy.

Related Topics

It has the following sub-topic(s):

• Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record
• Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method
• Possibility of Scientonomy - Preconditions
• Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent
• Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction

Contributors

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