Existence of Epistemic Community

Does an epistemic community exist?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Nicholas Overgaard in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. The following claim concerning the existence of Epistemic Community is currently accepted in Scientonomy:

• There is such a thing as an epistemic community.
  

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	19 May 2017	Existence of Epistemic Community became accepted by virtue of the acceptance of Epistemic Community. The question became accepted with the publication of Overgaard's A Taxonomy for Social Agents of Scientific Change.	Yes

All Theories

The following answers have been added to this encyclopedia:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Epistemic Community Exists	There is such a thing as an epistemic community.	2017

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Accepted Theories

The following theories have been accepted as answers to this question:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Epistemic Community Exists	19 May 2017

Suggested Modifications

According to our records, there have been no suggested modifications on this topic.

Current View

In Scientonomy, the following claim concerning the existence of Epistemic Community is currently accepted:

• There is such a thing as an epistemic community.
  

Epistemic Community Exists states: "There is such a thing as an epistemic community."

The claim of the existence of epistemic communities can be traced back to Overgaard, who presented the distinction between epistemic and non-epistemic communities in his A Taxonomy for the Social Agents of Scientific Change.1