Modification:Sciento-2017-0013

Accept that communities can consist of other communities, i.e. that there is such a thing as a sub-community.

The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Nicholas Overgaard on 19 May 2017.1 This modification presupposes the acceptance of Sciento-2017-0012. The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

Preamble

It is obvious that communities can consist of other communities, i.e. subcommunities. For instance, the University of Toronto can be treated as a community. There are many subcommunities within this large community, such as the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science (IHPST). The community of scientonomists can be thought of as a subcommunity within the community of the IHPST. While clearly part of larger communities, the community of scientonomists has its own collective intentionality and, therefore, qualifies as a community. Thus, it is important to accept that communities can consist of other communities.

Modification

Theories To Accept

• Community Can Have Subcommunities (Overgaard-2017): A community can consist of other communities.

Questions Answered

This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):

• Associations of Community: How is the class of community associated with other classes (and itself)? What aggregation, composition, or other association relations can exist between communities, as well as between a community and instances of other classes?

Verdict

The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

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