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{{TheoryThis is a grouping of four claims:|Title=* [[Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Scientificity Acceptance Use and Pursuit|Theory Type=Descriptive|Formulation Text=The list of possible stances towards a theory includes ''scientificity'', ''acceptance'', ''use'', and ''pursuit''.|Topic=Epistemic Stances Towards Theories|Authors List=Ameer (Sarwar, Patrick -Fraser,|Formulated Year=-2018)]]|Description=It has been postulated by Sarwar and Fraser* [[CiteRef::Sarwar and Fraser Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Acceptance (2018Barseghyan-2015)]] that, in addition to the already accepted epistemic stances that an epistemic agent may take towards a theory (i.e. acceptance, use, and pursuit), ''scientificity'' can also be taken as a stance towards theories. In particular, if a theory satisfies the demarcation criteria employed by a particular agent, then that agent considers the theory to be scientific. If a theory does not satisfy the demarcation criteria of a particular agent, that agent takes the theory to be unscientific. If assessment is inconclusive, the theory may be taken to be scientific, unscientific, or there may be an additional possible outcome, as of yet not understood. Sarwar and Fraser demonstrate that communities may consider theories to be scientific or unscientific irrespective of whether or not those theories are accepted, unaccepted, used, unused, pursued, or unpursued. As such, they conclude that it is a distinct epistemic stance.|Resource=Sarwar and Fraser * [[Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit (2018Barseghyan-2015)]]|History=It has been previously recognized that epistemic agents may take a variety of epistemic stances towards theories, including acceptance, use, and pursuit. It has been postulated that scientificity, that is, whether a theory is scientific or unscientific, also constitutes an epistemic stance which may be taken towards theories which is distinct from the other three.* [[CiteRef::Sarwar and Fraser Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Use (2018Barseghyan-2015)]]|Page Status=Stub}}