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|Community=Community:Scientonomy
|Acronym=Sciento
|Summary=Accept new definitions for ''theory'', ''normative theory'', and ''descriptive theory''. Also, modify the definition of ''methodology'' to reflect these changes.
|Date Suggested Year=2017
|Date Suggested Month=January
|Date Suggested Day=23
|Date Suggested Approximate=No
|Authors List=Zoe Sebastien,
|Resource=Sebastien (2016)
|Preamble=Currently, [[Theory (Barseghyan-2015)|''theory'']] is defined as "a set of propositions that attempts to describe something". This definition implies that all theories are necessarily ''descriptive'' and excludes the possibility of ''normative'' theories (such as those of ethics or methodology). This makes it impossible to even formulate the question about the status of normative theories in the mosaic, let alone have a meaningful discussion on their status. Thus, we need a new taxonomy for ''theory'', ''descriptive theory'', and ''normative theory'' so that we can pose a meaningful question on the status of normative propositions in the mosaic.
|Modification=Define ''theory'' as "a set of propositions" with ''normative'' and ''descriptive'' theories as subcategories of ''theory''.Also accept a new definition of methodology to reflect the new taxonomy:
{{PrintDiagramFile|diagram file=TheoryTaxonomyDiagram_Sebastien_2016.png}}
|To Accept=Descriptive Theory (Sebastien-2016), Descriptive Theory Methodology (Sebastien-2016), Normative Theory (Sebastien-2016),Theory (Sebastien-2016)|To Reject=Methodology (Barseghyan-2015), Theory (Barseghyan-2015),|Automatic=No|Incompatible Modifications=Modification:Sciento-2016-0002|Verdict=OpenAccepted|Date Assessed Year=2017|Date Assessed Month=February|Date Assessed Day=15
|Date Assessed Approximate=No
|Verdict Rationale=The community agreed that this is "an important addition to theoretical scientonomy".<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0001#comment-30|c1]]</sup> It was agreed that since "the paradox of normative propositions has been solved, a revised set of definitions was needed".<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0001#comment-35|c2]]</sup> It was emphasized that if we're going to have any sort of conversation on the status of normative propositions in the mosaic, "then we need to start from a definition".<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0001#comment-33|c3]]</sup>
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