Difference between revisions of "Definition (Barseghyan-2018)"
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Revision as of 23:06, 9 June 2020
This is a definition of Definition that states "A statement of the meaning of a term."
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This definition of Definition was formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2018.1 It is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available definition of the term.
Contents
Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
| Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientonomy | 1 September 2019 | The definition became accepted as a result of the acceptance of the respective suggested modification. | Yes |
Suggestions To Accept
Here are all the modifications where the acceptance of this definition has been suggested:
| Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sciento-2018-0007 | Scientonomy | 8 October 2018 | Accept the definition of definition as a statement of the meaning of a term. | Accepted | The consensus on this modification emerged primarily off-line. It was agreed that whether or not "definitions can have a truth value" is irrelevant to this modification and that "the question of most relevance to scientonomy is whether definitions can be accepted or not accepted by an epistemic agent".c1 It was also noted that the consensus concerning this modification "has manifested on several occasions, including the first scientonomy conference in May 2019 in Toronto."c2 | 1 September 2019 |
Question Answered
Definition (Barseghyan-2018) is an attempt to answer the following question: What is definition? How should it be defined?
See Definition for more details.
Description
It is non-controversial that definitions play a central role in any belief system, for after all propositions make use of terms which often have definitions. Thus, it is important to have a coherent notion of definition, i.e. a definition of definition.
Reasons
No reasons are indicated for this definition.
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Questions About This Definition
There are no higher-order questions concerning this definition.
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References
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.
