Property:Object
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This is a property of type Text.
C
A core theory of a discipline is a theory presupposed by the discipline’s core questions. +
D
A statement of the meaning of a term. +
exists +
A second-order theory identifying the set of core questions of a discipline. +
Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'' +
Every theory that becomes accepted satisfies the demarcation criteria employed at the time of acceptance. +
A set of propositions that attempts to describe something. +
exists +
Descriptive Theory +
A discipline is characterized by (1) a non-empty set of core questions ''Q'' and (2) the delineating theory stating that ''Q'' are the core questions of the discipline. +
A discipline is said to be accepted by an epistemic agent if that agent accepts the core questions specified in the discipline’s delineating theory as well as the delineating theory itself. +
If an accepted theory is taken as the final truth, it will always remain accepted; no new theory on the subject can ever be accepted. +
All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic. +
E
exists +
Non-Scientonomic +
A method is said to be ''employed'' at time ''t'' if, at time ''t'', theories become accepted only when their acceptance is permitted by the method. +
A method is said to be employed if its requirements constitute the actual expectations of the community. +
An action of an epistemic agent that involves an epistemic element. +
exists +
