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A meta-scientific framework proposing that science must be radically open about its processes, assumptions, limitations, and internal workings—not merely its final results. It demands that researchers disclose funding sources, methodological choices, raw data, analytical decisions, and even failures. The theory argues that without such transparency, science risks becoming a black box of authority rather than a self‑correcting enterprise. It underpins movements like open science, preregistration, and data sharing, treating opacity as a threat to epistemic integrity.
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