Difference between revisions of "Tautological Status of The First Law (Barseghyan-2015)"
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− | |Description=As any law, [[The First Law (Barseghyan-2015)|the first law]] attempts to forbid certain courses of action, for otherwise it would lack any empirical content and would be a tautology. So the question is whether the law is tautological or non-tautological, i.e. whether there is any conceivable course of events under which the first law can ''in principle'' be violated. | + | |Description=As any law, [[The First Law (Barseghyan-2015)|the first law suggested by Barseghyan in 2015]] attempts to forbid certain courses of action, for otherwise it would lack any empirical content and would be a tautology. So the question is whether the law is tautological or non-tautological, i.e. whether there is any conceivable course of events under which the first law can ''in principle'' be violated. |
|Authors List=Gregory Rupik, Hakob Barseghyan, Nicholas Overgaard, Paul Patton | |Authors List=Gregory Rupik, Hakob Barseghyan, Nicholas Overgaard, Paul Patton | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 19 January 2023
Is the first law suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 a tautology?
As any law, the first law suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 attempts to forbid certain courses of action, for otherwise it would lack any empirical content and would be a tautology. So the question is whether the law is tautological or non-tautological, i.e. whether there is any conceivable course of events under which the first law can in principle be violated.
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Nicholas Overgaard, Hakob Barseghyan, Gregory Rupik and Paul Patton in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 January 2016 | The question became de facto accepted by the community at that time together with the whole theory of scientific change. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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The First Law (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Pandey-2023) | The first law suggested by Barseghyan in 2015 is tautological. | 2023 |
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Accepted Theories
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2023-0003 | Scientonomy | 28 December 2023 | Accept that the first law and its corollaries are tautologies. Also accept that the rejection theorems are tautologies. | Open |
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