Substantive Method

What is substantive method? How should it be defined?

Substantive method is one of the key concepts in current scientonomy. Thus, its proper definition is of great importance.

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:

• A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016	The term became accepted together with the whole theory of scientific change.	Yes

All Theories

The following definitions of the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015)	A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition.	2015

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Accepted Theories

The following definitions of the term have been accepted:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

According to our records, there have been no suggested modifications on this term.

Current Definition

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015).

Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015) states: "A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition."

According to this definition, what separates substantive methods from procedural methods is that the former presuppose some contingent propositions about the world, such as theories from physics, chemistry, biology, social sciences, or even metaphysics. An example of a substantive method is the double-blind trial method; it presupposes several contingent propositions such as unaccounted for effects thesis, placebo effect thesis, experimenter’s bias thesis, and so on.1p. 219

Ontology

Existence

In Scientonomy, it is currently accepted that "There is such a thing as a substantive method."

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Substantive Method.

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, the following supertype of Substantive Method is currently accepted:

• Method

Associations

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Substantive Method.

Disjointness

In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Substantive Method.

Epistemic Stances Towards Substantive Methods

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Dynamics

Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Substantive Methods

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Necessary Substantive Methods

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Related Topics

This term is also related to the following topic(s):

• Mechanism of Method Employment
• Procedural Method