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In this encyclopedia, topics or questions can be of three basic types:
* '''[[:Category:Definitional Topic|Definitional (analytic)''']]: A question is ''definitional'', if an answer to the question is a [[:Category:Definition|definition]]. Examples of definitional topics include ''What is theory?'', ''How should theory be defined?'' etc.* '''[[:Category:Descriptive Topic|Descriptive'''(explanatory)]]: A question is ''descriptive'', if an answer to the question is a [[:Category:Descriptive Theory|descriptive theory]]. Examples of descriptive topics include ''What is the mechanism of scientific change?'', ''How do criteria of demarcation change through time?'', ''Can there be unchangeable methods of theory assessment?'', etc. * '''Prescriptive [[:Category:Normative Topic|Normative (normativeprescriptive)''']]: A question is ''prescriptivenormative'', if an answer to the question is a prescriptive [[:Category:Normative Theory|normative theory]] (normativei.e. an evaluation/prescription of a certain course of action) theory. Examples of prescriptive normative topics include ''How should we evaluate new theories?'', ''How should a TSC be assessed?'' ==Semantic Map==Here is a simplified class diagram for the sub-categories of ''topic''.<imagemap>Image:Wiki Semantic Map Topic and Its Subtypes.png|664px|centercircle 336 459 150 [[:Category:Definitional Topic|Definitional Topic]]circle 650 459 150 [[:Category:Descriptive Topic|Descriptive Topic]]circle 966 459 150 [[:Category:Normative Topic|Normative Topic]]desc none</imagemap>
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