Status of Questions
When do questions/problems become relevant in science? Are questions and problems separate entities, or can they be formulated as beliefs?
The relevance of certain questions and problems change with the the status of a mosaic. It is important to identify how and when new questions and problems arise, and what guides a community towards any given question or problem. Furthermore, it is important to the field of scientonomy that we identify how these questions become relevant, whether or not they are their own entities, and whether or not they are iterations of the beliefs of a particular society.
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by William Rawleigh in 2018. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is:
- There is such a thing as a question.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 12 May 2018 | Existence of Question became accepted by virtue of the acceptance of Question. This is when Rawleigh's The Status of Questions in the Ontology of Scientific Change that offered a definition of question was published. This is a good indication that the question of how question is to be defined is considered legitimate by the community. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Question Exists | There is such a thing as a question. | 2018 |
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Accepted Theories
Community | Theory | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | Question Exists | 26 September 2018 |
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Date Assessed | Verdict | Verdict Rationale |
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Sciento-2018-0002 | Scientonomy | 12 May 2018 | Accept the ontology of epistemic elements with theories, methods, and questions as distinct epistemic elements. | 26 September 2018 | Accepted | Following several focused discussions - both in-person and on the discussion page of this modification - it was finally decided that the modification is to be accepted. Three important clarifications were made. First, it was noted that Rawleigh only shows that questions cannot be reduced either to methods or to theories, but it is still conceivable "that questions may be functions of both theories and methods simultaneously".c1 Second, it was decided that accepting the modification is still warranted, since currently we don't have any idea how questions could be reduced to a conjunction of theories and methods.c2 Third, scientonomists are actively encouraged to pursue the question of possibility of reducing questions to a conjunction of theories and methods.c3 |
Current View
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is Question Exists.
Question Exists states: "There is such a thing as a question."
Rawleigh argued that questions are an integral part of the process of scientific change.1
Related Topics
References
- ^ Rawleigh, William. (2018) The Status of Questions in the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 1-12. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/29651.