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|Question Type=Definitional
|Question=What is '''method'''? How should it be ''defined''?
|Description=One of the tasks of scientonomy is to explain how methods change through time. Thus, a proper definition of ''method'' is in order. |Year Formulated=2015|Author=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Prehistory=Prehistory here
|History=The original definition of the term was proposed by Barseghyan in 2015.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)]]
|Current View=Currently, '''method''' is defined as 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.
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|Related Topics=Theory, Scientific Mosaic
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