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Theory Pursuit + (A theory is said to be pursued if it is considered worthy of further development.)
Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015) + (A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.)
Theory Use + (A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.)
Question (Rawleigh-2018) + (A topic of inquiry.)
Question + (A topic of inquiry.)
Static Procedural Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (All procedural methods are necessarily static.)
Static vs. Dynamic Methods + (All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic. All procedural methods are necessarily static. )
Dynamic Substantive Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic.)
The First Law for Questions (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (An accepted question remains accepted in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Theory Acceptance (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (An accepted theory is a scientific theory that is taken as the best available description or prescription of its object.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) + (An accepted theory remains accepted in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-2015) + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Theories + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An action of an epistemic agent that involves an epistemic element.)
Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019) + (An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.)
Epistemic Agent + (An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.)
Reason (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a reason for theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts that ''A''→''B'', employs ''ε'', and accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
Sufficient Reason (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a suffic … An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a sufficient reason for (accepting) theory ''B'' ''iff'' the following four conditions are met:(1) The agent accepts ''A''.(2) The agent accepts that ''A'' → ''B''.(3) The agent employs ''ε''.(4) The agent accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').) →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
Support (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be supporting theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts ''A'' and accepts that ''A''→''B''.)
Normative Inference (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to normatively infer theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts ''A'', accepts that ''A''→''B'', and accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
The First Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Epistemic Elements + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Theories + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
The First Law for Methods (Barseghyan-2015) + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
The First Law for Norms (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) + (An employed norm remains employed in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Global Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An epistemic action that is available to all epistemic agents trans-historically and universally.)
Local Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An epistemic action that is not available trans-historically to all epistemic agents, but is specific to some time periods or some agents.)
Question Pursuit (Barseghyan-2022) + (An epistemic agent ''S'' considers a question ''Q'' pursuitworthy, if and only if ''S'' accepts that it is worth finding a theory ''T'' that answers ''Q''.)
Error (Machado-Marques-Patton-2021) + (An epistemic agent is said to commit an error if the agent accepts a theory that should not have been accepted given that agent’s employed method.)
Error + (An epistemic agent is said to commit an error if the agent accepts a theory that should not have been accepted given that agent’s employed method.)
Tool Reliance (Patton-2019) + (An epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool ''iff'' there is a procedure through which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.)
Outcome Inconclusive (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which allows for the theory to be accepted but doesn't dictate so.)
Outcome Accept (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which prescribes that the theory must be accepted.)
Outcome Not Accept (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which prescribes that the theory must not be accepted.)
Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015) + (Any change in the ''scientific mosaic'', i.e. a transition from one accepted ''theory'' to another or from one employed ''method'' to another.)
Scientific Change + (Any change in the ''scientific mosaic'', i.e. a transition from one accepted ''theory'' to another or from one employed ''method'' to another.)
Compatibility Corollary (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
Compatibility of Mosaic Elements + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
Assessment of Scientonomy - Relevant Facts (Barseghyan-2015) + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Assessment of Scientonomy - Relevant Facts + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Assessment of Scientonomy + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Anomalies + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Barseghyan-2015) + (Barseghyan's original second law is tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (Barseghyan's original second law is tautological.)
Mutual Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to community B, and community B delegates authority over topic ''y'' to community A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to community B, but community B doesn’t delegate any authority to community A.)
Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Community A is said to be delegating authority over topic ''x'' to community B ''iff'' (1) community A accepts that community B is an expert on topic ''x'' and (2) community A will accept a theory on topic ''x'' if community B says so.)
Singular Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (Community A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over topic ''x'' ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to exactly one community.)
Multiple Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (Community A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over topic ''x'' ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to more than one community.)
Acceptance Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''acceptable'' or ''unacceptable.'')
Acceptance Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''acceptable'' or ''unacceptable.'')
Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'')
Demarcation Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'')
Compatibility Criteria (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible.)
Compatibility Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible.)
Compatibility Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether two theories are ''compatible'' or ''incompatible.'')
Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to be delegating authority over question ''x'' to epistemic agent B ''iff'' (1) agent A accepts that agent B is an expert on question ''x'' and (2) agent A will accept a theory answering question ''x'' if agent B says so.)
Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to be delegating authority over question ''x'' to epistemic agent B ''iff'' (1) agent A accepts that agent B is an expert on question ''x'' and (2) agent A will accept a theory answering question ''x'' if agent B says so.)
Singular Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to exactly one epistemic agent.)
Singular Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to exactly one epistemic agent.)
Multiple Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to more than one epistemic agent.)
Multiple Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to more than one epistemic agent.)
Mutual Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, and B delegates authority over question ''y'' to A.)
Mutual Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, and B delegates authority over question ''y'' to A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, but B doesn’t delegate any authority to A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, but B doesn’t delegate any authority to A.)
Demarcation-Acceptance Synchronism (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Every theory that becomes accepted satisfies the demarcation criteria employed at the time of acceptance.)
The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) is Tautological (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Harder's zeroth law is tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) + (Harder's zeroth law is tautological.)
The Law of Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Mechanism of Compatibility + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Theory vs. Method Compatibility + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Compatibility of Mosaic Elements + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
The Second Law (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Nature of Appraisal + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Status of Reasons + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Mechanism of Theory Acceptance + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
The Law of Theory Demarcation (Sarwar-Fraser-2018) + (If a theory satisfies the demarcation criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes scientific; if it does not, it remains unscientific; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory’s status can become scientific, unscientific, or uncertain.)
Dogmatism No Theory Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (If an accepted theory is taken as the final truth, it will always remain accepted; no new theory on the subject can ever be accepted.)
Changeability of the Scientific Mosaic + (If an accepted theory is taken as the final truth, it will always remain accepted; no new theory on the subject can ever be accepted.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (If an accepted theory is taken as the final truth, it will always remain accepted; no new theory on the subject can ever be accepted.)
Response to the Argument from Nothing Permanent (Barseghyan-2015) + (If there were indeed nothing permanent in science, then scientonomy would be impossible, however, scientonomy posits only that there are regularities in the process of scientific change.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent + (If there were indeed nothing permanent in science, then scientonomy would be impossible, however, scientonomy posits only that there are regularities in the process of scientific change.)
Non-Empty Mosaic theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one element. That is, scientific change is impossible in an empty mosaic.)
Necessary Method theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Methods + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Normative Theories + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Theories + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Epistemic Elements + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order to become accepted into the mosaic, a theory is assessed by the method actually employed at the time.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Social (Barseghyan-2015) + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Individual and Social + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Outcome Inconclusive (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (It is unclear whether or not the requirements of the method employed at the time are met.)
Outcome Inconclusive + (It is unclear whether or not the requirements of the method employed at the time are met.)
Inexplicable (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Non-propositional knowledge, i.e. knowledge that cannot, even in principle, be formulated as a set of propositions.)
Inexplicable + (Non-propositional knowledge, i.e. knowledge that cannot, even in principle, be formulated as a set of propositions.)
Implicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Not explicit.)
Implicit + (Not explicit.)

Bearers of Mosaic - Communities (Barseghyan-2015) + (Only a community can be a bearer of a scientific mosaic.)

Explicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Propositional knowledge that has been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicit + (Propositional knowledge that has been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicable-Implicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Propositional knowledge that hasn’t been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicable-Implicit + (Propositional knowledge that hasn’t been openly formulated by the agent.)
Technological Knowledge as Part of Mosaic (Mirkin-2018) + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Status of Technological Knowledge + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Methods and Technical Research Tools + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Response to the Argument from Social Construction (Barseghyan-2015) + (Science can be said to be socially constructed in several different senses (e.g. the contingency, nominalist, and reducibility theses). None of these preclude the possibility of scientonomy.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction + (Science can be said to be socially constructed in several different senses (e.g. the contingency, nominalist, and reducibility theses). None of these preclude the possibility of scientonomy.)
Scientonomic Workflow + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Goals of Peer Review + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Closure Mechanism + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Handling Ripple Effects + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Reformulating Suggesting Modifications + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Publishing Modification Comments + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Scientonomic Workflow (Barseghyan et al.-2016) + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy does not postulate the existence of a universal and unchanging method of science; thus the fact that methods of science are changeable is not detrimental to the prospects of scientonomy.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method + (Scientonomy does not postulate the existence of a universal and unchanging method of science; thus the fact that methods of science are changeable is not detrimental to the prospects of scientonomy.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Descriptive (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline wh … Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline whose main task is to explain the process of changes in the scientific mosaic. It is distinct from normative methodology, whose task is to evaluate and prescribe methods. The findings of scientonomy may be used in such normative evaluations, but scientonomy itself should not be expected to perform any normative functions.pected to perform any normative functions.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Descriptive and Normative + (Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline wh … Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline whose main task is to explain the process of changes in the scientific mosaic. It is distinct from normative methodology, whose task is to evaluate and prescribe methods. The findings of scientonomy may be used in such normative evaluations, but scientonomy itself should not be expected to perform any normative functions.pected to perform any normative functions.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline wh … Scientonomy is a descriptive discipline whose main task is to explain the process of changes in the scientific mosaic. It is distinct from normative methodology, whose task is to evaluate and prescribe methods. The findings of scientonomy may be used in such normative evaluations, but scientonomy itself should not be expected to perform any normative functions.pected to perform any normative functions.)
Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - Preconditions + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method + (Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.)
Scope of Scientonomy - All Time Periods (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy ought to account for all scientific changes for all time periods where a scientific mosaic can be found.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy ought to address the issue of how transitions from one accepted theory to another take place and what logic governs this evolution, and need not deal in questions of theory pursuit or use.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Acceptance Use and Pursuit + (Scientonomy ought to address the issue of how transitions from one accepted theory to another take place and what logic governs this evolution, and need not deal in questions of theory pursuit or use.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (Scientonomy ought to address the issue of how transitions from one accepted theory to another take place and what logic governs this evolution, and need not deal in questions of theory pursuit or use.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Time Fields and Scale + (Scientonomy should account for all changes … Scientonomy should account for all changes to the scientific mosaic, regardless of which fields of inquiry they concern. Scientonomy should provide explanations of all kinds of changes to the scientific mosaic at ''all scales'' from the most minor transitions to the most major. Scientonomy ought to account for all scientific changes for all time periods where a scientific mosaic can be found. ientific mosaic can be found. )
Scope of Scientonomy + (Scientonomy should account for all changes … Scientonomy should account for all changes to the scientific mosaic, regardless of which fields of inquiry they concern. Scientonomy should provide explanations of all kinds of changes to the scientific mosaic at ''all scales'' from the most minor transitions to the most major. Scientonomy ought to account for all scientific changes for all time periods where a scientific mosaic can be found. ientific mosaic can be found. )
Scope of Scientonomy - All Fields (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy should account for all changes to the scientific mosaic, regardless of which fields of inquiry they concern.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Appraisal (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy should describe and explain ho … Scientonomy should describe and explain how changes in the mosaic of accepted scientific theories and employed methods take place. Any such instance of scientific change is a result of appraisal, which is a decision of the community to accept a proposed modification to the mosaic. Scientonomy must provide an account of this appraisal process. A theory of scientific change is not required to account for the process of theory construction.nt for the process of theory construction.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Construction and Appraisal + (Scientonomy should describe and explain ho … Scientonomy should describe and explain how changes in the mosaic of accepted scientific theories and employed methods take place. Any such instance of scientific change is a result of appraisal, which is a decision of the community to accept a proposed modification to the mosaic. Scientonomy must provide an account of this appraisal process. A theory of scientific change is not required to account for the process of theory construction.nt for the process of theory construction.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (Scientonomy should describe and explain ho … Scientonomy should describe and explain how changes in the mosaic of accepted scientific theories and employed methods take place. Any such instance of scientific change is a result of appraisal, which is a decision of the community to accept a proposed modification to the mosaic. Scientonomy must provide an account of this appraisal process. A theory of scientific change is not required to account for the process of theory construction.nt for the process of theory construction.)
Scope of Scientonomy - All Scales (Barseghyan-2015) + (Scientonomy should provide explanations of all kinds of changes to the scientific mosaic at ''all scales'' from the most minor transitions to the most major.)
Sociocultural Factors in Theory Acceptance theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (Sociocultural factors can affect the process of theory acceptance insofar as it is permitted by the method employed at the time.)
Role of Sociocultural Factors in Theory Acceptance + (Sociocultural factors can affect the process of theory acceptance insofar as it is permitted by the method employed at the time.)
Role of Sociocultural Factors in Scientific Change + (Sociocultural factors can affect the process of theory acceptance insofar as it is permitted by the method employed at the time.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (Sociocultural factors can affect the process of theory acceptance insofar as it is permitted by the method employed at the time.)
Dogmatism No Theory Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''dogmatism no theory change'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the first law, the second law, and the third law.)
Dynamic Substantive Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''dynamic substantive methods'' theorem follows from the synchronism of method rejection theorem and fallibilism.)
Indicators of Method Employment (Barseghyan-2015) + (The ''employed method'' of theory appraisal of a community at some time is not necessarily indicated by the ''methodological texts'' of that time and must be inferred from ''actual patterns'' of theory acceptance and other ''indirect evidence''.)
Indicators of Method Employment + (The ''employed method'' of theory appraisal of a community at some time is not necessarily indicated by the ''methodological texts'' of that time and must be inferred from ''actual patterns'' of theory acceptance and other ''indirect evidence''.)
Local Action Availability theorem (Allen-2023) Reason1 + (The ''local action availability'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the ''law of norm employment'' and the definition of ''local action availability'')
Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''method rejection'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the compatibility corollary and the first law.)
Necessary Mosaic Split theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''necessary mosaic split'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the second law and the zeroth law.)
Non-Empty Mosaic theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''non-empty mosaic'' theorem follows deductively from the second law and the third law.)
Possible Mosaic Split theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''possible mosaic split theorem'' follows as a deductive consequence of the second and zeroth laws.)
Split Due to Inconclusiveness theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''split due to inconclusiveness'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the possible mosaic split theorem.)
Static Procedural Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''static procedural methods'' theorem follows from the method rejection theorem.)
Synchronism of Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''synchronism of method rejection'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the method rejection theorem and the third law.)
Theory Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The ''theory rejection'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the compatibility corollary and the first law.)
Theory Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason2 + (The ''theory rejection'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the first and zeroth laws.)
Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (The ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic.)
Compatibility + (The ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic.)
Allow Modification Reformulations (Shaw-Barseghyan-2019) + (The commentators of suggested modification … The commentators of suggested modifications are allowed to suggest reformulations of the original formulations in the comments. By default, the new formulation should bear the original author’s name, unless the author decides to give credit to those who significantly contributed to the new reformulation.ntly contributed to the new reformulation.)
Workflow - Reformulating Suggesting Modifications + (The commentators of suggested modification … The commentators of suggested modifications are allowed to suggest reformulations of the original formulations in the comments. By default, the new formulation should bear the original author’s name, unless the author decides to give credit to those who significantly contributed to the new reformulation.ntly contributed to the new reformulation.)
Contextual Appraisal theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The contextual appraisal theorem is a deductive consequence of the first law and the second law.)
Workflow - Publishing Modification Comments + (The discussions concerning a suggested mod … The discussions concerning a suggested modification are to be published once a communal verdict is available. The discussions are to be published in the journal as special commentary articles co-authored by all participants of the discussion or in special edited collections.scussion or in special edited collections.)
Publishing Modification Comments (Shaw-Barseghyan-Yan-2019) + (The discussions concerning a suggested mod … The discussions concerning a suggested modification are to be published once a communal verdict is available. The discussions are to be published in the journal as special commentary articles co-authored by all participants of the discussion or in special edited collections.scussion or in special edited collections.)
Asynchronism of Method Employment theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (The employment of new methods can ''be'' but is not ''necessarily'' a result of the acceptance of new theories.)
Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Employment + (The employment of new methods can ''be'' but is not ''necessarily'' a result of the acceptance of new theories.)
Handling Ripple Effects - Editorial House Keeping (Shaw-Barseghyan-2019) + (The encyclopedia editors should be granted … The encyclopedia editors should be granted official housekeeping rights to handle the ripple effects. If the additional required changes are ''implicit'' in the suggested modification, the editors should create and alter encyclopedia pages to ensure that the accepted body of scientonomic knowledge is properly documented; if it is conceivable to accept the modification ''without'' accepting the ripple effect change in question, the editors should register these changes as new suggested modifications so that the community can discuss and evaluate them in an orderly fashion.s and evaluate them in an orderly fashion.)
Workflow - Handling Ripple Effects + (The encyclopedia editors should be granted … The encyclopedia editors should be granted official housekeeping rights to handle the ripple effects. If the additional required changes are ''implicit'' in the suggested modification, the editors should create and alter encyclopedia pages to ensure that the accepted body of scientonomic knowledge is properly documented; if it is conceivable to accept the modification ''without'' accepting the ripple effect change in question, the editors should register these changes as new suggested modifications so that the community can discuss and evaluate them in an orderly fashion.s and evaluate them in an orderly fashion.)
Response to the Argument from Bad Track Record (Barseghyan-2015) + (The failures of past theories of scientific change do not imply the inevitability of future failure or that the enterprise in inherently unsound.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Bad Track Record + (The failures of past theories of scientific change do not imply the inevitability of future failure or that the enterprise in inherently unsound.)
The First Law for Methods (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law for methods suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 is tautological.)
The First Law for Norms (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law for norms suggested by Barseghyan and Pandey in 2023 is tautological.)
The First Law for Questions (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law for questions suggested by Barseghyan and Pandey in 2023 is tautological.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law for theories suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 is tautological.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law for theories suggested by Barseghyan and Pandey in 2023 is tautological.)
The First Law (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The first law suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 is tautological.)
Goals of Peer Review - Pursuitworthiness (Shaw-Barseghyan-2019) + (The goal of peer reviews in the scientonomic workflow is evaluation for ''pursuitworthiness'' rather than ''acceptability''.)
Workflow - Goals of Peer Review + (The goal of peer reviews in the scientonomic workflow is evaluation for ''pursuitworthiness'' rather than ''acceptability''.)
Error Rejection by Replacement (Machado-Marques-Patton-2021) + (The handling of instances of scientific error is consistent with the theory rejection theorem; it involves a replacement of an erroneously accepted theory either with a first- or second-order proposition.)
Mechanism of Error Rejection + (The handling of instances of scientific error is consistent with the theory rejection theorem; it involves a replacement of an erroneously accepted theory either with a first- or second-order proposition.)
The Law of Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) is Not Tautological (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (The law of compatibility suggested by Fraser and Sarwar in 2018 is not tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Law of Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (The law of compatibility suggested by Fraser and Sarwar in 2018 is not tautological.)
The Law of Theory Demarcation (Sarwar-Fraser-2018) is Not Tautological (Sarwar-Fraser-2018) + (The law of theory demarcation as formulated by Sarwar and Fraser in 2018 is not tautological.)
Individual Level (Barseghyan-2015) + (The level of the beliefs of the individual scientist about the world and the rules she employs in theory assessment.)
Individual Level + (The level of the beliefs of the individual scientist about the world and the rules she employs in theory assessment.)
Social Level (Barseghyan-2015) + (The level of the scientific community and its mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods.)
Social Level + (The level of the scientific community and its mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods.)
Epistemic Stances Towards Methods - Employment (Barseghyan-2015) + (The list of possible stances towards a method is limited to ''employment''.)
Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The method rejection theorem suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 is tautological.)
Necessary Method theorem (Barseghyan-2015) Reason1 + (The necessary method theorem is a deductive consequence of the the second and third laws.)
Resolution to the Paradox of Normative Propositions (Sebastien-2016) + (The new third law resolves the paradox of normative propositions by making it clear that employed methods don't necessarily follow from ''all'' accepted theories, but only from ''some''.)
The Paradox of Normative Propositions + (The new third law resolves the paradox of normative propositions by making it clear that employed methods don't necessarily follow from ''all'' accepted theories, but only from ''some''.)
Norm Rejection theorem (Pandey-2023) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The norm rejection theorem suggested by Pandey in 2023 is tautological.)
Theory Assessment Outcomes (Barseghyan-2015) + (The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''accept'', ''not accept'', and ''inconclusive''.)
Theory Assessment Outcomes (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''.)
Theory Assessment Outcomes + (The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''.)
Ontology of Scientific Change + (The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''.)
Conclusive Theory Assessment + (The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''.)
Underdetermined Method Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (The process of method change is not necessarily deterministic: employed methods are by no means the only possible implementations of abstract requirements.)
Underdetermined Theory Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (The process of theory change is not necessarily deterministic: there may be cases when both a theory's acceptance and its unacceptance are equally possible.)
Question Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-Levesley-Pandey-2023) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The question rejection theorem suggested by Barseghyan, Levesley, and Pandey in 2023 is tautological.)
Question Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) + (The question rejection theorem suggested by Barseghyan and Levesley in 2021 is tautological.)
The Second Law (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) is Not Tautological (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (The second law suggested by Patton, Overgaard, and Barseghyan in 2017 is not tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Second Law (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (The second law suggested by Patton, Overgaard, and Barseghyan in 2017 is not tautological.)
Epistemic Stances Towards Epistemic Elements - Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Epistemic Elements + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Questions + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Ontology of Scientific Change + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Definitions + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Pursuit and Acceptance + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Descriptive Theories + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories + (The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories - Norm Employment (Barseghyan-2018) + (The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories + (The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Methods + (The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Questions - Question Acceptance (Rawleigh-2018) + (The stance of [[Question Acceptance|question acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Question|question]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Questions + (The stance of [[Question Acceptance|question acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Question|question]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Scientificity (Sarwar-Fraser-2018) + (The stance of [[Scientificity|scientificity]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015) + (The stance of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015) + (The stance of [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015) + (The stance of [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Methods + (The stance of compatibility can be taken towards an epistemic element.)
Epistemic Stances Towards Theories + (The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)
Epistemic Stances Towards Definitions + (The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]].)

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