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|Question=Can there be delegation of authority to ''individuals''?
|Topic Type=Descriptive
|Description=In many scientific communities, certain individuals appear to hold an esteemed role in dictating the appraisal of theories in that community. Consider for instance, In certain cases, this might appear to constitute a case of the community [[Authority Delegation|delegating authority]] to this individual. Consider for instance, the case of the art market delegating to Maya Widmaier-Picasso and Claude Ruiz-Picasso the authority over the authenticity of the works of Picasso.[[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)|p. 44]] Is this a true case of authority delegation? If so, this might imply that individuals can be said to bear their own distinct mosaics. If Conversely, if this is not a case of authority delegation, can it be explained as a case of [[Sociocultural Factors|sociocultural factors influencing theory acceptance]]?
|Parent Topic=Epistemic Agents
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan, Patrick Fraser, Calahan Janik-Jones,

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