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No it wouldn't since with an assumption you don't make an attempt for it to become theory.

A Fact is what's seen as the "truth" based on repeated observations however this "truth" is never final and could completley change.

 

 

As I said to Lens a working hypothesis doesn't have to be further researched upon itself.

 

>>John Dewey used the concept of the working hypothesis as a pivotal feature in his theory of inquiry.

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>In Dewey's view, the working hypothesis is generated, not directly as a testable statement of expectation, but instead in order to "direct inquiry into channels in which new material, factual and conceptual, is disclosed

 

so using a working hypothesis he came up with a theory

 

let me know when it becomes "Dewey's law" :Y:

 

 

No bro, it means that working hypotheses is a critical feature of the theory.

 

Not that he used it to come up with the theory of inquiry.

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No it wouldn't since with an assumption you don't make an attempt for it to become theory.

A Fact is what's seen as the "truth" based on repeated observations however this "truth" is never final and could completley change.

 

 

As I said to Lens a working hypothesis doesn't have to be further researched upon itself.

 

>>John Dewey used the concept of the working hypothesis as a pivotal feature in his theory of inquiry.

lockquote>

 

>In Dewey's view, the working hypothesis is generated, not directly as a testable statement of expectation, but instead in order to "direct inquiry into channels in which new material, factual and conceptual, is disclosed

 

so using a working hypothesis he came up with a theory

 

let me know when it becomes "Dewey's law" :Y:

 

No bro, it means that working hypotheses is a critical feature of the theory.

 

Not that he used it to come up with the theory of inquiry.

 

yes but if it's a working hypothesis, the body of work will always be written as "if we take the working hypothesis as fact" which it hasn't proven to be, making the theory less accurate, and resulting work less reliable.

 

the scientist will say "these are my findings, assuming my working hypothesis, which is......."

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