Substantive Method

What is substantive method? How should it be defined?

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

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available definition of the term. Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015) states "A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition."

History

Acceptance Record

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Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016		Yes

All Theories

The following theories have attempted to answer this question:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015)	A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition.	2015

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Accepted Theories

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Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

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Current View

In Scientonomy community, the accepted definition of the term is Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015). It is defined as: "A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition."

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Related Topics

This topic is a sub-topic of Method.

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

• Mechanism of Method Employment
• Employed Method
• Scientific Change