Normative Inference

What is normative inference? How should it be defined?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Kye Palider in 2019.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Our records state that this term has never been accepted by any community.

All Theories

The following definitions of the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Normative Inference (Palider-2019)	An agent takes theory A to normatively infer theory B iff the agent accepts A, accepts that A→B, and accepts (ε, A, A→B) →ε (Should accept B).	2019

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Accepted Theories

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Suggested Modifications

Here is a list of modifications concerning this term:

Modification	Community	Date Suggested	Summary	Verdict	Verdict Rationale	Date Assessed
Sciento-2019-0010	Scientonomy	23 December 2019	Accept the new definitions of sufficient reason, reason, support, and normative inference.	Open

Current Definition

There is currently no accepted definition of the term.

Ontology

Existence

There is currently no accepted view concerning the existence of normative inferences.

Disjointness

No classes are currently accepted as being disjoint with this class.

Subtypes

No classes are currently accepted as subtypes of a normative inference.

Supertypes

No classes are currently accepted as supertypes of a normative inference.

Associations

No associations of a normative inference are currently accepted.

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Dynamics

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