Procedural Method

What is procedural method? How should it be defined?

Procedural method is one of the key concepts in current scientonomy. Thus, its proper definition is of great importance.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is:

• A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record of the Term

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016	The term became accepted together with the whole theory of scientific change.	Yes

All Definitions

The following definitions of procedural method the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Procedural Method (Barseghyan-2015)	A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions.	2015

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Accepted Definitions

The following definitions of procedural method have been accepted:

Community	Theory	Formulation	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Procedural Method (Barseghyan-2015)	A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions.	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

According to our records, there have been no modifications suggesting a definition of procedural method.

Current Definition

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is Procedural Method (Barseghyan-2015).

Procedural Method (Barseghyan-2015) states: "A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions."

The definition assumes that it is possible to conceive of methods that do not presuppose any substantive knowledge about the world. If a method doesn't presuppose any accepted theories other than definitions, the method is procedural.1p. 219 As a possible example of a procedural method, Barseghyan mentions what he calls the deductive acceptance method, according to which "if a proposition is deductively inferred from other accepted propositions, it is to be accepted".1p. 221 This method, according to Barseghyan presupposes only some definition of deductive inference as well as some very abstract method such as "only accept the best available theories".1p. 220-221 The latter is another possible instance of a procedural method, as it too doesn't seem to presuppose any substantive knowledge of the world.

Ontology

Existence

In Scientonomy, it is currently accepted that "There is such a thing as a procedural method."

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Procedural Method.

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, the following supertype of Procedural Method is currently accepted:

• Method

Associations

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Procedural Method.

Disjointness

In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Procedural Method.

Epistemic Stances Towards Procedural Methods

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Dynamics

Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Procedural Methods

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Mechanism of Procedural Method Rejection

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Necessary Procedural Methods

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Related Topics

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

• Mechanism of Method Employment
• Substantive Method