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Underdetermined Theory Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) (view source)
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{{Theory
|Title=Underdetermined Theory Change theorum
|Theory Type=Descriptive
|Formulation Text=The underdetermined theory change theorum (Barseghyan-2015)]] is an attempt to answer the following question: Is the process of ''scientific change'' a strictly deterministic process?
|Formulation File=Underdetermined-theory-change-box-only.jpg
|Topic=Determinism vs Underdeterminism in Scientific Change
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2015
|Description======Underdetermined theory change=====
The process of [[Theory Acceptance|theory assessment]] under the TSC is underdetermined for two reasons. First, only [[Theory|theories]] that are constructed are available for assessment. Whether or not a theory is ever constructed is, at least partly a matter of creativity, and is therefore outside the scope of the TSC. Second, it is at least theoretically possible that a process of theory assessment will be inconclusive. This might be because the employed method of the time is vague, or because it involves multiple criteria, only some of which have been met [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)| p. 199-200]].
[[File:Underdetermined-theory-change.jpg|center|500px]]
|Resource=Barseghyan (2015)
}}
{{Acceptance Record
|Community=Community:Scientonomy
|Accepted From Era=CE
|Accepted From Year=2016
|Accepted From Month=January
|Accepted From Day=1
|Accepted From Approximate=No
|Acceptance Indicators=The law became ''de facto'' accepted by the community at the time together with the whole [[The Theory of Scientific Change|theory of scientific change]].
|Still Accepted=Yes
|Accepted Until Approximate=No
}}
|Title=Underdetermined Theory Change theorum
|Theory Type=Descriptive
|Formulation Text=The underdetermined theory change theorum (Barseghyan-2015)]] is an attempt to answer the following question: Is the process of ''scientific change'' a strictly deterministic process?
|Formulation File=Underdetermined-theory-change-box-only.jpg
|Topic=Determinism vs Underdeterminism in Scientific Change
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2015
|Description======Underdetermined theory change=====
The process of [[Theory Acceptance|theory assessment]] under the TSC is underdetermined for two reasons. First, only [[Theory|theories]] that are constructed are available for assessment. Whether or not a theory is ever constructed is, at least partly a matter of creativity, and is therefore outside the scope of the TSC. Second, it is at least theoretically possible that a process of theory assessment will be inconclusive. This might be because the employed method of the time is vague, or because it involves multiple criteria, only some of which have been met [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)| p. 199-200]].
[[File:Underdetermined-theory-change.jpg|center|500px]]
|Resource=Barseghyan (2015)
}}
{{Acceptance Record
|Community=Community:Scientonomy
|Accepted From Era=CE
|Accepted From Year=2016
|Accepted From Month=January
|Accepted From Day=1
|Accepted From Approximate=No
|Acceptance Indicators=The law became ''de facto'' accepted by the community at the time together with the whole [[The Theory of Scientific Change|theory of scientific change]].
|Still Accepted=Yes
|Accepted Until Approximate=No
}}
