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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. * '''[[:Category:Normative Topic|Normative (prescriptive)''']]: A question is ''normative'', if an answer to the question is a [[:Category:Normative Theory|normative theory ]] (i.e. an evaluation/prescription of a certain course of action). Examples of 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 subtypes sub-categories of ''topic''.
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