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|Topic Type=Definitional|Description=One of the tasks of scientonomy is to explain transitions from one ''accepted'' theory to the next. Thus, ''acceptance'' is a key concept in current scientonomy. Traditionally, the terms ''acceptance,'' ''use,'' and ''pursuit'' have not been distinguished. Confusion between the three terms leads to serious misunderstanding, thus their clarification is of great importance. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 30]]|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
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{{Definitional Topic|Singular Capitalized=Theory Acceptance|Plural Capitalized=Instances of Theory Acceptance|Singular Lowercase=theory acceptance|Plural Lowercase=instances of theory acceptance|Indefinite Article=none
|Question=What does it mean to say that a theory is '''accepted'''? How should ''theory acceptance'' be ''defined''?
|Formulated Year=2015
|Prehistory=|History=The [[Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015)|original definition ]] of the term was suggested by [[Hakob Barseghyan]] in [[Barseghyan (2015)|''The Laws of Scientific Change'']].[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 31]] After the inclusion of ''normative'' propositions into the elements of scientific change by [[Zoe Sebastien]], the definition was changed to apply not only to descriptive but also to normative propositions.[[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)|p. 7]]|Current View=|Related Topics=Mechanism of TheoryAcceptance, Theory Use, Theory Pursuit,Theory Use
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|Acceptance Indicators=This is when the community accepted its first definition of the term, [[Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015)]], which indicates that the question is term itself considered legitimatebecame accepted.
|Still Accepted=Yes
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