Difference between revisions of "The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015)"
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|Topic=Mechanism of Theory Acceptance | |Topic=Mechanism of Theory Acceptance | ||
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan, | |Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan, | ||
| − | |Year | + | |Formulated Year=2015 |
|Formulation Text=In order to become accepted into the mosaic, a theory is assessed by the method employed at the time. | |Formulation Text=In order to become accepted into the mosaic, a theory is assessed by the method employed at the time. | ||
|Description=The key idea behind the second law is that theories are evaluated by the criteria employed by the community at the time of the evaluation. Thus, different communities employing different method of evaluation can end up producing different assessment outcomes. | |Description=The key idea behind the second law is that theories are evaluated by the criteria employed by the community at the time of the evaluation. Thus, different communities employing different method of evaluation can end up producing different assessment outcomes. | ||
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References
- a b c d e f g Barseghyan, Hakob. (2015) The Laws of Scientific Change. Springer.
- ^ Kuhn, Thomas. (1962) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press.
- ^ Kuhn, Thomas. (1977) The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. University of Chicago Press.
- ^ Laudan, Larry. (1984) Science and Values. University of California Press.
