Overgaard (2017)
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Overgaard, Nicholas. (2017) A Taxonomy for the Social Agents of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 1, 55-62. Retrieved from https://www.scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/28234.
Title | A Taxonomy for the Social Agents of Scientific Change |
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Resource Type | journal article |
Author(s) | Nicholas Overgaard |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Scientonomy |
Volume | 1 |
Theories
Here are all the theories formulated in Overgaard (2017):
Theory | Type | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Non-Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017) | Definition | A community that does not have a collective intentionality to know the world. | 2017 |
Accidental Group (Overgaard-2017) | Definition | A group that does not have a collective intentionality. | 2017 |
Community (Overgaard-2017) | Definition | A group that has a collective intentionality. | 2017 |
Group (Overgaard-2017) | Definition | Two or more people who share any characteristic. | 2017 |
Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017) | Definition | A community that has a collective intentionality to know the world. | 2017 |
Accidental Group Exists | Descriptive | There is such a thing as an accidental group. | 2017 |
Accidental Group Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017) | Descriptive | Accidental Group is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of accidental group. | 2017 |
Community Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017) | Descriptive | Community is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of community. | 2017 |
Epistemic Community Can be Part of Non-Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017) | Descriptive | A non-epistemic community can consist of epistemic communities. | 2017 |
Group Exists | Descriptive | There is such a thing as a group. | 2017 |
Community Can Have Subcommunities (Overgaard-2017) | Descriptive | A community can consist of other communities. | 2017 |
Epistemic Community Exists | Descriptive | There is such a thing as an epistemic community. | 2017 |
Suggested Modifications
Here are all the modifications suggested in Overgaard (2017):
- Sciento-2017-0012: Accept a new taxonomy for group and its two sub-types - accidental group, and community. The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Nicholas Overgaard on 19 May 2017.1 The modification was accepted on 2 February 2018. A consensus has emerged after a long discussion that the distinction and the respective definitions should be accepted. It was noted that "these formulations tend to be the starting point for so many of our discussions"c1 and that "despite all disagreements that this taxonomy causes, it is actually accepted by the community".c2 Yet, it was also indicated that whereas the definition of group as "two or more people that share a characteristic" is the best we have at the moment, it may be potentially necessary to pursue the idea of redefining it as "one or more people..." to allow for one-scientist communities.c3 Finally, while a question was raised whether there is any "value in defining accidental groups as something separate from groups",c4 it was eventually agreed that it is important to draw "a clear distinction between the two kinds of groups as accidental groups and communities".c5
- 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 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.
- Sciento-2017-0014: Provided that the definition of community is accepted, accept new definitions of epistemic community and non-epistemic community as sub-types of community. The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Nicholas Overgaard on 19 May 2017.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.
- Sciento-2017-0015: Provided that the distinction between epistemic and non-epistemic communities is accepted, accept that a non-epistemic community can consist of epistemic communities. The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Nicholas Overgaard on 19 May 2017.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending. The modification can only become accepted once modifications Sciento-2017-0013 and Sciento-2017-0014 all become accepted.
References
- a b c d Overgaard, Nicholas. (2017) A Taxonomy for the Social Agents of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 1, 55-62. Retrieved from https://www.scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/28234.