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Scope of Scientonomy - Acceptance Use and Pursuit (view source)
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|Question=Ought a scientonomic theory account for the acceptance of new theories by the community? Ought it explain the instrumental use of theories that are not accepted as the best available description of the world? Ought it concern scientists decisions to pursue the development of new theories?
|Topic Type=Normative
|Description=Kuhn used a number of different and equally vague words, including 'universally received','embraced', 'acknowledged' and 'committed' to describe the status of theories within scientific communities. Sometimes the term 'accepted' is used without clarifying its meaning. Does it mean that scientists involved in the field have declared it to be true? or that they are actually involved in its elaboration
|Parent Topic=Scope of Scientonomy
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
