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In 2015, [[Modification:2016-0002|Zoe Sebastien proposed]] that the definition of “[[theory]]” should be changed to include both descriptive and normative propositions. She showed how this change could be implemented without violating [[The Zeroth Law|the law of compatibility]]. Her [[Modification:2016-0002|suggestion]] became [[Theory Acceptance|accepted]] in 2016[[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)]].
|Current View=Currently, a ''scientific mosaic'' is defined as a collection of all [[Theory Acceptance|accepted]] theories and [[Method Employment|employed]] methods[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 5]]. a ''[[Theory|theory]]'' is defined as any set of propositions, descriptive or normative,[[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)]] while a ''[[method]]'' is defined as a set of requirements employed in theory assessment[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 3-10]].
[[File:Scientific_Mosaic_Theory_Method_Class_Diagram.png|center|632px]]
At the moment, theories and methods are believed to be the only two fundamental entities that constitute a scientific mosaic. In the TSC, values are not regarded as separate entities within the scientific mosaic. This is because all values can be formulated as methods, there is no essential distinction between the two.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 6-7]]
While it is not included in the definition, it is understood that the bearer of a mosaic is a [[Scientific Community|scientific community]].[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. xi]] The reason for this omission is that there is currently no accepted definition of "scientific community".
|Related Topics=Scientific Change, Theory, Method,
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