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|Description=The core questions of a [[Discipline| discipline]] are those general questions that are essential to a discipline, having the power to define it and establish its boundaries within a hierarchy of questions. They are identified as such in the discipline's [[Delineating Theory| delineating theory]].[[CiteRef:: Patton and Al-Zayadi (2021)]] The [[Scientific Mosaic| scientific mosaic]] consists of [[Theory| theories]] and [[Question| questions]]. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)]][[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2018)]][[CiteRef::Rawleigh (2018)]][[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)]] Questions form hierarchies in which more specific questions are [[Subquestion| subquestions]] of more general onesbroader questions. Theories also enter into this hierarchy, as well since questions presuppose theories, and theories are answers to questions. The It is the position of core questions of a [[Discipline| discipline]] are those general questions within such hierarchies that are essential to a discipline, having confer upon them the power to define it and establish its the boundaries within of a hierarchy of discipline by indicating which questions and theoriesare included. They are identified For example, the question 'how did living things originate as such in the disciplinea result of evolution?'s [[Delineating Theory| delineating theory]]is a core question of evolutionary biology.  Theories also enter into this hierarchy, since questions presuppose theories, and theories are answers to questions.