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|Community=Community:Scientonomy
 
|Community=Community:Scientonomy
 
|Acronym=Sciento
 
|Acronym=Sciento
|Summary=Accept ''scientificity'' as a distinct epistemic stance that epistemic agents can take towards theories. Also accept several questions concerning scientificity as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry.
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|Summary=Accept ''scientificity'' as a distinct epistemic stance that epistemic agents can take towards theories. Also accept several questions concerning the definition of scientificity and the applicability of scientificity to other epistemic elements, such as methods and questions, as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry.
 
|Date Suggested Year=2018
 
|Date Suggested Year=2018
 
|Date Suggested Month=December
 
|Date Suggested Month=December
 
|Date Suggested Day=28
 
|Date Suggested Day=28
 
|Date Suggested Approximate=No
 
|Date Suggested Approximate=No
|Authors List=Ameer Sarwar, Patrick Fraser,
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|Authors List=Ameer Sarwar, Patrick Fraser
 
|Resource=Sarwar and Fraser (2018)
 
|Resource=Sarwar and Fraser (2018)
|Preamble=It is currently accepted in scientonomy that epistemic agents can take three unique and independent stances towards theories, viz., ''acceptance'', ''use'', and ''pursuit''. However, the history of science shows that an independent stance of ''scientificity'' (i.e., whether a theory is considered scientific or unscientific) has been taken by epistemic agents towards theories. Historical examples show cases where the stance of scientificity (or unscientificity) took place without the occurrence of acceptance (unacceptance), use (unuse), and pursuit (neglect/unpursuit), thereby establishing scientificity's independence as a unique epistemic stance taken by epistemic agents towards theories.
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|Preamble=It is currently accepted in scientonomy that epistemic agents can take three unique and independent stances towards theories, viz., ''acceptance'', ''use'', and ''pursuit''. However, the history of science shows that an independent stance of ''scientificity'' (i.e., whether a theory is considered scientific or unscientific) has been taken by epistemic agents towards theories. The stance of scientificity can be taken towards a theory independently of whether it is accepted, used, or pursued. Thus, we suggest that scientificity is a unique epistemic stance taken by epistemic agents towards theories.
|To Accept=Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Scientificity Acceptance Use and Pursuit (Sarwar-Fraser-2018),
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|Modification=
|To Reject=Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Acceptance Use and Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015),
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|To Accept=Epistemic Stances Towards Theories - Scientificity (Sarwar-Fraser-2018), Scientificity Is a Subtype of Epistemic Stance (Sarwar-Fraser-2018)
|To Accept Questions=Scientificity, Scientificity of Methods, Scientificity of Questions,
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|To Accept Questions=Scientificity, Scientificity of Methods, Scientificity of Questions
 
|Automatic=No
 
|Automatic=No
 
|Verdict=Open
 
|Verdict=Open
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|Date Assessed Approximate=No
 
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 29 July 2023

Accept scientificity as a distinct epistemic stance that epistemic agents can take towards theories. Also accept several questions concerning the definition of scientificity and the applicability of scientificity to other epistemic elements, such as methods and questions, as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry.

The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Patrick Fraser and Ameer Sarwar on 28 December 2018.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

Preamble

It is currently accepted in scientonomy that epistemic agents can take three unique and independent stances towards theories, viz., acceptance, use, and pursuit. However, the history of science shows that an independent stance of scientificity (i.e., whether a theory is considered scientific or unscientific) has been taken by epistemic agents towards theories. The stance of scientificity can be taken towards a theory independently of whether it is accepted, used, or pursued. Thus, we suggest that scientificity is a unique epistemic stance taken by epistemic agents towards theories.

Modification

Theories To Accept

Questions To Accept

  • Scientificity: What is scientificity? How should it be defined?
  • Scientificity of Methods: Can the epistemic stance of scientificity be taken towards methods? Can there be unscientific or pseudoscientific methods?
  • Scientificity of Questions: Can the epistemic stance of scientificity be taken towards questions? Can there be unscientific or pseudoscientific questions?

Questions Answered

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

Verdict

The workshop discussion of this modification (25.02.2023)

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

Click on the Discussion tab for comments.

References

  1. ^  Sarwar, Ameer and Fraser, Patrick. (2018) Scientificity and The Law of Theory Demarcation. Scientonomy 2, 55-66. Retrieved from https://www.scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31275.