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Demarcation-Acceptance Synchronism (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) (view source)
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|Title=Demarcation-Acceptance Synchronism
|Theory Type=Descriptive
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|Formulation Text=Every theory that becomes accepted satisfies the demarcation criteria employed at the time of acceptance.
|Formulation File=Demarcation-Acceptance Synchronism theorem (Fraser-Sarwar-2018).png
|Topic=Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Demarcation and Acceptance
|Authors List=Patrick Fraser, Ameer Sarwar,Patrick Fraser
|Formulated Year=2018
|Description=TODOThe law of theory demarcation states that a theory is deemed as scientific only if it satisfies the demarcation criteria employed by the epistemic community at the time. The definition of theory acceptance is that an accepted theory is a scientific theory that is taken to be the best available description or prescription of its object of study. It follows from here that whenever a theory is accepted, it must also have satisfied the demarcation criteria of the time. After all, it it did not, then the definition of theory acceptance is contradicted. Specifically, if an unscientific theory becomes accepted, then the definition of theory acceptance -- "...a ''scientific'' theory that is..." (emphasis added) -- is contradicted. Therefore, if the definition of theory acceptance and the law of demarcation criteria are correct, then it must be the case that accepted theories antecedently satisfy the criteria of demarcation. This demarcation-acceptance synchronism is presented somewhat more formally in the following diagram: Add description
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|Resource=Fraser and Sarwar (2018)
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