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Descriptive Theory (Sebastien-2016) (view source)
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|Authors List=Zoe Sebastien
|Formulated Year=2016
|Description=According to [[Zoe Sebastien|Sebastien]]'s definition of the term, descriptive theories aim at ''describing'' a certain object under study, where ''describe'' is understood in the broad senseand includes ''explain'', ''predict'', etc. This Thus, the term encompasses theories that attempt to describe a certain phenomenon, process, or state of affairs in the past, present, or future. Thus, all All of the following propositions would qualify as ''descriptive theories'':
* The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. (''A general description of a phenomenon''.)
* Paris is the capital of France. (''A description of a current state of affairs''.)
