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Modification:Sciento-2017-0007 (view source)
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|Authors List=Mirka Loiselle,
|Resource=Loiselle (2017)
|Preamble=TODOVarious cases from the history of science indicate that there can be multiple types of [[Authority Delegation|authority delegation]]. For one, communities sometimes delegate authority over a certain topic to one expert (e.g. the art market delegating to the expertise of the Wildenstein Institute when looking to verify the authenticity of a Monet painting),[[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)|pp. 43-44]] while at other times they delegate authority to more than one expert (e.g. Renoir authentication).[[CiteRef:: SinanLoiselle (2017)|pp. 47-49]] This means that we can distinguish between ''singular'' and ''multiple'' authority delegation. In addition, when a community delegates authority over a certain topic to more than one expert, this delegation can be such that the opinion of all experts are valued equally, please add or it can be such that the preambleopinions of different experts are valued differently (e.g. Modigliani authentication).[[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)|pp. 45-47]] Thus, multiple authority delegation can be either ''non-hierarchical'' or ''hierarchical''. All of these subtypes of authority delegation require definitions.
|To Accept=Singular Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017), Multiple Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017), Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017), Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017),
|Automatic=No|Verdict=OpenAccepted|Date Assessed Year=2018|Date Assessed Month=October|Date Assessed Day=23
|Date Assessed Approximate=No
|Verdict Rationale=While the notions of ''singular'' and ''multiple'' authority delegation didn't cause much controversy, the notions of ''hierarchical'' and ''non-hierarchical'' authority delegation gave rise to notable disagreement among scientonomists. As a result, the modification was in discussion for about a year and a half.<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0007#comment-90|c1]]</sup> Eventually, a consensus emerged mostly as a result of offline (in-person) discussion meetings. It was agreed that "for decisions that are not rote and routine, it seems highly unlikely that a pre-established hierarchy of authority delegation does or could exist, nor could a pre-established belief that all authorities should be given equal weight".<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0007#comment-60|c2]]</sup> However, it was also agreed that Loiselle's study "have identified at least one aspect of hierarchical authority delegation in epistemic communities",<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0007#comment-62|c3]]</sup> for "there seem to be instances where some experts occupy privileged positions in the eyes of those delegating authority" and that "alone is sufficient to suggest that hierarchies of authority delegation exists, regardless of of how transient or fixed they might be".<sup>[[Modification_talk:Sciento-2017-0007#comment-90|c4]]</sup>
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