Epistemic Community
What is epistemic community? How should it be defined? I.e. how is it different from non-epistemic community?
The term is widely used in many contexts when referring to communities that have to do with knowledge. The term needs a proper definition to make it clear what differentiates epistemic communities from non-epistemic communities.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Nicholas Overgaard in 2016. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 19 May 2017 | The question became accepted with the publication of Overgaard's A Taxonomy for Social Agents of Scientific Change. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017) | A community that has a collective intentionality to know the world. | 2017 |
Accepted Theories
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Date Assessed | Verdict | Verdict Rationale |
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Sciento-2017-0014 | Scientonomy | 19 May 2017 | Provided that the definition of community is accepted, accept new definitions of epistemic community and non-epistemic community as sub-types of community. | Open |
Current Definition
The term currently has no accepted definition.
Ontology
Existence
In Scientonomy, it is currently accepted that "There is such a thing as an epistemic community."
Subtypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Epistemic Community.
Supertypes
In Scientonomy, the following supertype of Epistemic Community is currently accepted:
Associations
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Epistemic Community.
Disjointness
In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Epistemic Community.
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Dynamics
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Related Topics
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