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{{Theory
|Theory Type=Definition
|Topic=Theory
|Formulation Text=A set of propositions that attempt to describe something.
|Formulation File=Theory (Barseghyan-2015).png
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2015
|Description=TODOAccording to this original definition of the term suggested in [[Barseghyan (2015)|''The Laws of Scientific Change'']], the class of ''theory'' includes only those propositions which attempt to describe a certain object under study. [[CiteRef: Description here:Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 3-5]] It encompasses all proposition which attempt to tell us how things were, are or will be, i.e. substantive propositions of empirical and formal sciences. The definition excludes [[Normative Theory|normative propositions]], such as those of methodology, ethics, or aesthetics.
|Resource=Barseghyan (2015)
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