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The primary role of this encyclopedia in the scientonomic workflow is to fix the current state of scientonomic knowledge, document all suggested modifications, and list open questions.
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==Workflow==
This encyclopedia is one part among several key elements of the ''scientonomic toolbox'', which collectively facilitate the scientonomic workflow. The key stages of the workflow are:* '''Pose Questions:''' The goal of this stage is to scrutinize the current knowledge of scientific change and identify as many open questions as possible. The annual [[Scientonomy Seminar|seminar on scientonomy]] hosted by the University of Toronto's [http://hps.utoronto.ca/ Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology] is currently the main venue facilitating this stage of the workflow. * '''Suggest Modifications:''' The goal of this stage is to advance our knowledge of scientific change by proposing modifications to our current knowledge of scientific change. These suggested modifications are published and properly documented. In principle, these modifications can be published in any journal which uses the scientonomic mechanism of modifications. At the moment, there is only one such journal, [[Journal of Scientonomy]]. This encyclopedia documents each [[:Category:Modification|suggested modification]].* '''Evaluate Modifications:''' The goal of this stage is to assess the suggested modifications and decide which of them are acceptable and which are not. This is done by [[Community:Scientonomy|the community of scientonomists]] on the respective discussion pages of this encyclopedia. If a consensus emerges, the fate of the modification is documented. If a modification causes disagreement among scientonomists, it becomes a topic of discussion during [[Scientonomy ToolboxWorkshop|scientonomic toolboxworkshops]], which aim at bridging the gaps between opposing parties and arriving at consensus. * '''Document Changes: ''' The goal of this stage is to document all the changes in our knowledge of scientific change. If a modification is considered acceptable by the community, then the respective articles of this encyclopedia are modified to reflect that change. If a modification is considered unacceptable, then the respective verdict is documented for that modification.
The primary role of this encyclopedia in the scientonomic workflow is to fix the current state of scientonomic knowledge, document all suggested modifications, and list open questions.
One great advantage of this workflow is that, at any moment of time, the community has a very good idea as to where it stands, what theories it currently accepts, what open questions it tries to answer, what modifications have been proposed and how they have been assessed. This workflow reflects the belief of the scientonomic community that only piecemeal and transparent advances can lead to progress in our field.
Here is an outline of the main stages of the scientonomic workflow:
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==Semantic Approach==
