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Accept the definition definition of compatibility, as the ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic. Also replace the zeroth law with the compatibility corollary.
The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Patrick Fraser and Ameer Sarwar on 28 December 2018.1 The modification was accepted on 3 June 2020.
Contents
Preamble
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Modification
Theories To Accept
- Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018): The ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic.
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- Compatibility Corollary (Fraser-Sarwar-2018): At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.
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- The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) is Tautological (Fraser-Sarwar-2018): Harder's zeroth law is tautological.
Theories To Reject
- The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015): At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.
Questions Answered
This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):
- Compatibility: What is compatibility? How should it be defined?
- Compatibility of Mosaic Elements: Are all elements within a mosaic compatible with one another?
- Tautological Status of The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015): Is Harder's zeroth law a tautology?
Verdict
The modification was accepted on 3 June 2020. While the modification induced a few comments on the encyclopedia, it became accepted as a result of discussions that took place mostly offline. It was agreed that the modification "comes to remedy one of the glaring omissions" in the current zeroth which doesn't "say much above and beyond what is already implicit in the notion of compatibility"c1 as it "is lacking in empirical content, and should be replaced with a definition of compatibility".c2 It was also noted that the proposed "definition of compatibility criteria... captures the gist of the concept as it has been used in our community".c3 It was also agreed that "the compatibility corollary follows from this definition".c4 c5 Finally, the community accepted that the definition and the corollary "recover the content of the Zeroth Law".c6
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References
- ^ Fraser, Patrick and Sarwar, Ameer. (2018) A Compatibility Law and the Classification of Theory Change. Scientonomy 2, 67-82. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31278.
