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|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''?|Description=One of the tasks of scientonomy is to explain transitions from one ''accepted'' theory to the next. ThereforeThus, it ''acceptance'' is important to have a clear-cut notion of 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]]|Year FormulatedAuthors List=2015Hakob Barseghyan|AuthorFormulated Year=Hakob Barseghyan,2015|Prehistory=Prehistory here|History=Prior to 2016, the definition of "The [[TheoryAcceptance (Barseghyan-2015)|theoryoriginal definition]]" included only of the term was suggested by [[Theory#Descriptive and Normative|descriptiveHakob Barseghyan]] theories. As a result, "acceptance" only concerned the best available descriptions: in [[File:Acceptance_Barseghyan_2015_Definition.pngBarseghyan (2015)|center|273px''The Laws of Scientific Change'']]  However, after the .[[ModificationCiteRef::Sebastien-2016-002Barseghyan (2015)|2016 reintroductionp. 31]] After the inclusion of [[Theory#Descriptive and Normative|''normative]] '' propositions into the concept elements of "theory" scientific change by [[Zoe Sebastien]], the definition of acceptance was changed and it now concerns both to apply not only to descriptive and but also to normative propositions.[[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)|p. 7]]|Current View=Currently|Related Topics=Mechanism of Theory Acceptance, Theory, a theory Theory Pursuit, Theory Use|Page Status=Needs Editing|Editor Notes=}}{{Acceptance Record|Community=Community:Scientonomy|Accepted From Era=CE|Accepted From Year=2016|Accepted From Month=January|Accepted From Day=1|Accepted From Approximate=No|Acceptance Indicators=This is said to be ''when the community accepted'' if it is taken as its first definition of the best available description or prescription of its object.term, [[CiteRef::Sebastien Theory Acceptance (2016Barseghyan-2015)]], which indicates that the term itself became accepted. |Still Accepted=Yes|Accepted Until Era=[[File:Acceptance_Sebastien_2016_Definition.png|centerAccepted Until Year=|307px]]Accepted Until Month=|Accepted Until Day=This definition allows for both descriptive and normative propositions to be accepted into a [[Scientific Mosaic|mosaic]].Accepted Until Approximate=No|Related TopicsRejection Indicators=Theory, Scientific Mosaic