Role of Used Theories in Method Employment

Does the third law allow for methods to be deductive consequences of used theories?

Newtonian Mechanics are considered to be a used theory in physical sciences, yet the backbone of meteorology is inherently Newtonian. While Newtonian theory is also useful for practices such as bridge building, such a field is a constructive field, while meteorology is a science that is growing and not ossified. Is it possible then, that used theories can be applied in method construction, or does this indicate that a theory can be used in one field or discipline, while being accepted in another?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Nicholas Overgaard, Gregory Rupik, Paul Patton, Jacob MacKinnon and Markus Alliksaar in 2017. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.

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• A method becomes employed only if it is derivable from a non-empty subset of other elements of the mosaic.

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Scientonomy	3 March 2017	It was acknowledged as an open question by the Scientonomy Seminar 2017.	Yes

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In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is The Law of Method Employment (Rawleigh-2022).

Mechanism of Method Employment

The Law of Method Employment (Rawleigh-2022) states: "A method becomes employed only if it is derivable from a non-empty subset of other elements of the mosaic."

This law of method employment is a corollary of Rawleigh's law of norm employment. It implies that, just like the norms of all other types, methods become employed when they are derivable from other elements of the agent's mosaic (such as other theories, other methods, and perhaps even questions). As such, the law preserves most of the content of Sebastien's third law by solving some of the issues inherent in it.

See The Law of Norm Employment (Rawleigh-2022) for a more thorough exposition.

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This question is a subquestion of Mechanism of Method Employment.