Existence of Mutual Authority Delegation

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Does mutual authority delegation exist?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Nicholas Overgaard and Mirka Loiselle in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. The following claim concerning the existence of Mutual Authority Delegation is currently accepted in Scientonomy:

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record of the Question

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CommunityAccepted FromAcceptance IndicatorsStill AcceptedAccepted UntilRejection Indicators
Scientonomy7 September 2016The question of Existence of Mutual Authority Delegation became accepted by virtue of the acceptance of Mutual Authority Delegation. The publication of the article by Overgaard and Loiselle titled Authority Delegation is a good indication of acceptance of the question.Overgaard and Loiselle (2016)Yes

All Direct Answers

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TheoryFormulationFormulated In
Mutual Authority Delegation ExistsThere is such a thing as mutual authority delegation.2016
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Accepted Direct Answers

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CommunityTheoryFormulationAccepted FromAccepted Until
ScientonomyMutual Authority Delegation ExistsThere is such a thing as mutual authority delegation.2 February 2018

Suggested Modifications

Here is a list of modifications concerning this topic:
Modification Community Date Suggested Summary Date Assessed Verdict Verdict Rationale
Sciento-2016-0004 Scientonomy 7 September 2016 Provided that the notion of authority delegation is accepted, accept the notions of mutual authority delegation and one-sided authority delegation as subtypes of authority delegation. 2 February 2018 Accepted Following a period of discussion, it was finally agreed that "the current definitions of authority delegation, mutual authority delegation, and one-sided authority delegation, despite their problems, are currently the best available such definitions".c1 It was noted that these definitions don't take into the account the possibility of conditional authority delegation, where community A is prepared to accept the findings of another community on a certain topic only if these findings also satisfy some additional criteria imposed by community A. It was argued that there might be cases where a community's reliance on the findings of another community might be "conditional in ways that the current authority delegation definition is too restrictive to encompass".c2 The idea of conditional delegation was found pursuit-worhty.c3 It was also stressed that these definitions are only the first step towards a deeper understanding of the mechanism of authority delegation. Scientonomists were advised to pursue the idea of deducing "theorems concerning theory acceptance and method employment in delegating mosaics".c4

Current View

In Scientonomy, the following claim concerning the existence of Mutual Authority Delegation is currently accepted:

Mutual Authority Delegation Exists states: "There is such a thing as mutual authority delegation."

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