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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''?|Topic Type=Definitional|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]]|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2015
|Prehistory=Prehistory here|Current ViewHistory=Currently, a theory is said to be The [[Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015)|original definition]] of the term was suggested by [[Hakob Barseghyan]] in [[Barseghyan (2015)|''acceptedThe Laws of Scientific Change'' if it is taken as the best available description or prescription of its object]].[[CiteRef::Sebastien Barseghyan (20162015)|p. 31]] This definition allows for both ''descriptive'' and 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 be accepted into a normative propositions.[[Scientific MosaicCiteRef::Sebastien (2016)|mosaicp. 7]].|Current View=|Related Topics=Mechanism of Theory Acceptance, Theory, TheoryPursuit, Scientific MosaicTheory Use|Page Status=Needs Editing|Editor Notes=
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{{Acceptance Record
|Accepted From Day=1
|Accepted From Approximate=No
|Acceptance Indicators=This is when the community accepted its first definition of the term, [[Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015)]], which indicates that the term itself became accepted.
|Still Accepted=Yes
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|Accepted Until Approximate=No
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