Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record
How is scientonomy possible given the bad track record of previous attempts to create a general theory 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. Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available answer to the question. It is formulated as: "The failures of past theories of scientific change do not imply the inevitability of future failure or that the enterprise in inherently unsound."
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Scientonomic History
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 the question, Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015), which indicates that the question is itself legitimate. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015) | The failures of past theories of scientific change do not imply the inevitability of future failure or that the enterprise in inherently unsound. | 2015 |
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Accepted Theories
Community | Theory | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015) | 1 January 2016 |
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Current View
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015).
Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015) states: "The failures of past theories of scientific change do not imply the inevitability of future failure or that the enterprise in inherently unsound." XXXX
Related Topics
This question is a subquestion of Possibility of Scientonomy.