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'''Method''' is a set of criteria for employment in theory assessment. Three different types of criteria have been identified so far: criteria of demarcation, criteria of acceptance, and criteria of compatibility. Methods should not be confused with openly professed [[Methodology|methodologies]]. Methods should also be differentiated from research techniques, which are used in theory construction and data gathering.   
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'''Method''' is a set of criteria for employment in theory assessment. Three different types of criteria have been identified so far: criteria of demarcation, criteria of acceptance, and criteria of compatibility. Methods should not be confused with openly professed [[Methodology|methodologies]], which prescribe how science ''ought'' to be done. Methods should also be differentiated from research techniques, which are used in theory construction and data gathering.   
  
 
== Prehistory ==
 
== Prehistory ==

Revision as of 03:10, 3 August 2016

Method is a set of criteria for employment in theory assessment. Three different types of criteria have been identified so far: criteria of demarcation, criteria of acceptance, and criteria of compatibility. Methods should not be confused with openly professed methodologies, which prescribe how science ought to be done. Methods should also be differentiated from research techniques, which are used in theory construction and data gathering.

Prehistory

Prehistory here

History

Current View

Method is currently defined as a set of criteria for employment in theory assessment. These criteria can be of three basic types: criteria of demarcation, criteria of acceptance, and criteria of compatibility.

This is a symbol of composition. It shows that a method can consist of criteria of three different types.Method and Types of Criteria Class Diagram.png

Criteria of Demarcation

Criteria of Acceptance

Criteria of Compatibility

TODO: compatibility <> consistency

Method vs. Methodology

MethodMethodologyMethod and Methodology Definitions.png

Method vs. Research Technique

Open Questions

• Question 1

• Question 2

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References

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