Modification: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 This modification presupposes the acceptance of Sciento-2017-0012. The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

Preamble

TODO: Nick add the preamble

Modification

Accept the following taxonomy for two subtypes of community:

Theories To Accept

• Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017): A community that has a collective intentionality to know the world.

• Non-Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017): A community that does not have a collective intentionality to know the world.

Questions Answered

This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):

• Epistemic Community: What is epistemic community? How should it be defined? I.e. how is it different from non-epistemic community?
• Non-Epistemic Community: What is non-epistemic community? How should it be defined? I.e. how can it be differentiated from epistemic community?

Verdict

The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

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