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{{Theory|Title=Acceptance Use and Pursuit|Theory Type=Descriptive|Formulation Text=The list This is a grouping of possible stances towards a theory includes ''acceptance'', ''use'', and ''pursuit''.|Topic=Epistemic Stances Towards Theories|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,|Formulated Year=2015|Description={{#evt:service=youtube|id=MZ2AjYYHfrw|urlargs=start=122|alignment=right|description=The distinction between acceptance, use, and pursuit explained by Hakob Barseghyan|container=frame }}There are three distinct stances that one can take towards a theoryclaims:* [[Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Acceptance|acceptance(Barseghyan-2015)]]: one can take the theory as the best available description of its object;* [[Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Use|usePursuit (Barseghyan-2015)]]: one can take the theory as a useful tool for practical applications;* [[Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit|pursuit]]: one can take the theory as worthy of further elaboration.|Resource=Use (Barseghyan (-2015)|Page Status=Stub}}{{Acceptance Record|Community=Community:Scientonomy|Accepted From Era=CE|Accepted From Year=2016|Accepted From Month=January|Accepted From Day=1|Accepted From Approximate=No|Acceptance Indicators=The distinction became ''de facto'' accepted by the community at that time together with the whole [[The Theory of Scientific Change|theory of scientific change]].|Still Accepted=Yes|Accepted Until Approximate=No}}

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