Protoscience: In the philosophy of science, protoscience term is used to describe a hypothesis ( or set of statements 41. Yet it has not been duly verified through a crucial experiment, but that it is, moreover, consistent with the current state of knowledge, or at least realize sufficiently raised inconsistencies. If the hypothesis is confirmed, the protoscience is incorporated into the body of scientific knowledge. In the case of be refuted but is not abandoned, a protoscience becomes a pathological science or pseudo-science.In the historical sense is considered examples to disciplines such as astrology or Alchemy gave way to astronomy and chemistry with the advent of the scientific method. However, the refusal of its practitioners to accept this method makes that today are considered pseudosciences.
