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Is the law of theory demarcation a tautology, i.e. can it in principle be violated?
As any law, the law of theory demarcation attempts to forbid certain courses of action, for otherwise it would lack any empirical content and would be a tautology. The question is whether the law is tautological or non-tautological, i.e. whether there are conceivable circumstances under which the law can in principle be violated?
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Patrick Fraser and Ameer Sarwar in 2018. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.
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Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 28 December 2018 | This is when the paper by Sarwar and Fraser suggesting the law of theory demarcation was published. | Yes |
All Theories
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Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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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. | 2018 |
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Accepted Theories
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Suggested Modifications
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Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2018-0014 | Scientonomy | 28 December 2018 | Accept the law of theory demarcation as a new scientonomic axiom. Also accept questions concerning indicators of scientificity as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry. | Open | The modification can only become accepted once modification Sciento-2018-0013 becomes accepted. |
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