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* Can a method become employed by being the deductive consequence of an already accepted methodology? How would this affect the Methodology Can Shape Methods theorem, which states that methodology can only affect the employment of methods which are implementations of some more abstract requirement? (Mirka Loiselle, 2016)
* Is there any connection between accepted methodology and theory pursuit? For example, string theory is not given much funding in comparison to other pursed theories; this is likely because string theory, which cannot be falsified, goes against the falsificationist methodology widely accepted in the physics community. (Jennifer Whyte, Jacob MacKinnon, Hakob Barseghyan, 2016)
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* What is the status of “problems” or “questions” in the mosaic? Are they separate ontological entities, or can they be formulated as theories? (Nick Overgaard & Hakob Barseghyan, 2016)
* What is the status of “models” in the mosaic? Can they be reduced to theories and/or methods? A solution to this question has yet to be proposed.
* What is the status of technological knowledge in the mosaic? Can a proposition that deals with technological knowledge (e.g. “X is a useful bridge building technology”) be accepted, or merely used? (Sean Cohmer, 2015). A solution has yet to be proposed.
* How do disciplinary boundaries exist in the mosaic?
* What is the relationship between individuals and mosaics? Can an individual ever be considered the bearer of a mosaic? (Kevin Zheng, 2016) If so, then we are presented with two possibilities: either the definition of “community” is reformulated to allow for a community to be comprised of only one person, or the definition of “mosaic” should be changed to include the possibility that an individual can bear a mosaic. (Hakob Barseghyan, 2016)
* In order to become a contender for acceptance, a theory must meet the requirements of the demarcation criteria outlined by the employed method of the time. Can employed methods shape theory construction? In addition, it seems as though other elements of the mosaic play a part in shaping theory construction. For example, the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics could not have been built without prior acceptance of the formalism of Hilbert Spaces in mathematics. In what way does our mosaic impose constraints on theory construction? (Jennifer Whyte, 2016)
