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It is noteworthy that a theory is may be pursued even when it does not have any use values at the moment. AlsoIn our modern world, a pursued theory may or may not be the currently major accepted physical theories include Einstein's relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and the standard model of particle physics. In practice, as long as There are a theory is considered worthy variety of further elaboration, it is a pursued theories including various versions of string theory.For example, at present, the best available theory and attempts to describe the physical world is quantize general relativity and quantum physics. However, the superstring theory is considered to have potential developmental values, so it is currently the pursued create a quantum theoryof gravity. In this example, the accepted theory and the pursued theory are different, and the superstring theory may or may not have any use value right now[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.40]]
This is not always the caseAccepted theories are typically also continue to be pursued. In General relativity has been the 19th century, Newtonian physics was accepted, pursued, and usedtheory of gravitation since roughly 1918. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. Not only did scientists believe that Newtonian physics was the best available 203]] The theory and its implications for astrophysics and cosmology continue to describe reality, they also thought that they could further elaborate the theorybe pursued in a variety of ways. For instanceexample, after Newtonian physics was widely acceptedin 2016, geometrical optics was developed as a further elaboration of Newtonian physics. Not only that, Newtonian physics had and still has use values researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in realthe United States announced the first-life situationsever direct detection of gravitational waves, such as used as tools for engineering practices such as building bridges or launching satellites. It may be argued that by using thereby verifying a major prediction of the theory, it is still pursued in practical disciplines such as engineering.[[CiteRef::Castelvecchi and Witze (2016)]][[CiteRef::Abbott et al. (2016)]]
Theory Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015) (view source)
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|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2015
|Description=A theory is said to be pursued if it is considered worthy of further development. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 30-42]] A pursued theory may or may not be An example is provided by mid-seventeenth century science. Throughout this period, the currently [[Theory Acceptance|Aristotelian natural philosophy, with its geocentric cosmology, four elements, and four causes remained accepted]] theory. General relativity has been by the accepted theory scientific community of gravitation since roughly 1918. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pEurope as evidenced, for example, by its central role in university curricula. 203]] The theory theories from this period that we are most familiar from modern popular and its implications for astrophysics professional literature, like Copernicus's heliocentric cosmology, and cosmology continue to be pursued in a variety Galileo's theories of ways. For examplemotion, in 2016were, researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in time, pursued theories. More generally these included the United States announced the first-ever direct detection of gravitational waves, thereby verifying mechanical natural philosophy championed by a major prediction of the theory. community which included [[CiteRef::Castelvecchi and Witze (2016)Rene Descartes|Descartes]][[CiteRef::Abbott et al, Huygens, Boyle, and many others, and the magnetical natural philosophy, espoused by Gilbert, Kepler, Stevin, Wilkins and others. (2016)]]
|Resource=Barseghyan (2015)
|Prehistory=Although most philosophers of science in the past did not make clear distinctions between pursued theories and accepted theories, it is also not new to distinguish pursued theories and accepted theories. Many historians and philosophers agreed that certain theories may have potential developmental values, but it does not mean that they are accepted as the best available theory. Some of them formulated the idea of pursued theories before the establishment of scientonomy.
