Changes

|Resource=Shaw and Barseghyan (2019)

|Preamble=When a modification becomes accepted, it sometimes implies changes to other elements of the scientonomic mosaic - changes, that are ''not explicitly stated'' in the suggested modification. For instance, [[Modification:Sciento-2018-0005|modification Sciento-2018-0005]] proposed a new definition of [[Method (Barseghyan-2018)|''method'']] as a set of criteria for theory evaluation, and a new definition of [[Methodology (Barseghyan-2018)|methodology]] as a normative discipline that formulates the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment. [[Paul Patton]] pointed out in one of his comments that the acceptance of these new definitions will require a series of changes to other elements of our mosaic, such as [[Methodology Can Shape Method theorem (Barseghyan-2015)|the methodology can shape method theorem]]. In an ideal world, each modification would identify all such required changes to the accepted body of scientonomic knowledge. However, we cannot expect such omniscience from agents with limited epistemic capacity. Thus, it is conceivable that at least at times our authors and editors may fail to identify all the necessary changes to the existing body of knowledge that the modification implies. Consequently, it it quite possible that some implied changes can become evident ''post'' publication or even ''post'' acceptance (e.g. [[Modification:Sciento-2018-0008|modification Sciento-2018-0008]]). Thus, the scientonomic workflow needs a clearly articulated procedure for dealing with such ripple effects.

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|Verdict=Open

|Date Assessed Approximate=No

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