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{{TheoryThis theory consists of the following claims:|Title=Epistemic Elements - Theories and Methods|* [[Theory Type=Descriptive|Alternate Titles=|Formulation Text=The two classes Is a Subtype of elements that can undergo scientific change are accepted theories - both descriptive and normative - and employed methods.|Formulation File=|Topic=Epistemic Elements|Authors List=Zoe Sebastien|Formulated Year=2017|Description=This formulation introduces normative theories Element (e.g. those of ethics or methodologyBarseghyan-2015) into the ontology of scientific change. Thus, all the laws and theorems that concern ''theories'' apply not only to descriptive theories but also to normative theories.|Resource=Sebastien (2016)|Prehistory=]] |History=In Barseghyan's * [[Method Is a Subtype of Epistemic Elements - Theories and Methods Element (Barseghyan-2015)|original ontology of epistemic elements]], only ''descriptive'' theories and employed methods were considered part of the process of scientific change. ''Normative'' theories were excluded from the ontology for their introduction appeared to be resulting in * [[The Paradox of Normative Propositions|Theory Is a destructive paradox]]. With the [[Resolution to the Paradox Subtype of Normative Propositions Theory (Sebastien-2016)|solution]] of the paradox by Sebastien, it became possible to introduce normative propositions as elements of the ontology of scientific change.|Page Status=Needs Editing|Editor Notes=}}{{Acceptance Record|Community=Community:Scientonomy|Accepted From Era=CE|Accepted From Year=2017|Accepted From Month=February|Accepted From Day=15|Accepted From Approximate=No|Acceptance Indicators=The ontology became accepted as * [[Descriptive Theory Is a result Subtype of the acceptance of the respective [[Modification:Sciento-2017-0002|suggested modification]].|Still Accepted=No|Accepted Until Era=CE|Accepted Until Year=2018|Accepted Until Month=September|Accepted Until Day=26|Accepted Until Approximate=No|Rejection Indicators=The ontology became rejected when it was [[Modification:Sciento-2018-0002|replaced]] by [[Epistemic Elements - Theories Methods and Questions Theory (RawleighBarseghyan-20182015)]].}}