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A demarcation approach rooted in dialectical philosophy: science is distinguished by its inherent tendency to generate contradictions, oppositions, and syntheses that drive progress. Unlike static criteria (falsifiability, reproducibility), dialectical demarcation looks at how a field evolves through conflict of theories, negation of old ideas, and emergence of new frameworks. Pseudoscience, in this view, avoids genuine contradiction, suppresses critical debate, or fails to synthesize opposing views. This theory values internal dynamism and debate as markers of scientific health.
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