Scientific Change
What is scientific change? How should it be defined?
The field of scientonomy is understood as a scientific study of scientific change. Thus, defining the term scientific change is an important task.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.
In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is:
- Any change in the scientific mosaic, i.e. a transition from one accepted theory to another or from one employed method to another.
Contents
Broader History
Prehistory here
Scientonomic History
The original definition of the term was proposed by Barseghyan in 2015.1
Acceptance Record of the Term
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 January 2016 | This is when the community accepted its first definition of the term, Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015), which indicates that the question is itself considered legitimate. | Yes |
All Definitions
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015) | Any change in the scientific mosaic, i.e. a transition from one accepted theory to another or from one employed method to another. | 2015 |
Accepted Definitions
Community | Theory | Formulation | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015) | Any change in the scientific mosaic, i.e. a transition from one accepted theory to another or from one employed method to another. | 1 January 2016 |
Suggested Modifications
Current Definition
Currently, scientific change denotes to any change in a scientific mosaic, be that a transition from one accepted theory to another or from one employed method to another.1
In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015).
Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015) states: "Any change in the scientific mosaic, i.e. a transition from one accepted theory to another or from one employed method to another."
The scientific mosaic is in a process of perpetual change. Most of the theories that we accept nowadays didn’t even exist two or three hundred years ago. Similarly, at least some of the methods that we employ in theory assessment nowadays have nothing to do with the methods employed in the 17th century. Thus, it is safe to say that the process of scientific change involves both theories and methods.2 Changes in the scientific mosaic can be viewed as a series of successive frames, where each frame represents a state of that mosaic at a given point of time. Obviously, such a frame would include all accepted theories and all employed methods of the time. 2
Ontology
Existence
In Scientonomy, it is currently accepted that "There is such a thing as scientific change."
Subtypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Scientific Change.
Supertypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted supertypes of Scientific Change.
Associations
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Scientific Change.
Disjointness
In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Scientific Change.
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Dynamics
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Related Topics
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