Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015)

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This is an answer to the question Epistemic Stances Towards Theories that states "The stance of theory pursuit can be taken towards a theory."

Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit was formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015.1 It is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available answer to the question.

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Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015) is an attempt to answer the following question: What types of epistemic stances can be taken by epistemic agents towards theories?

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According to Barseghyan, the epistemic stance of pursuit can be taken towards theories, i.e. an epistemic agent can find a theory pursuitworthy.1pp. 30-40

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  1. a b  Barseghyan, Hakob. (2015) The Laws of Scientific Change. Springer.