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Mosaic Split (Barseghyan-2015) (view source)
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|Formulation Text=A scientific change where one mosaic transforms into two or more mosaics.
|Formulation File=Mosaic Split p 202.jpg
|Description=To understand what is meant by mosaic split, consider the following case. "A community initially accepts some theories and employs some methods; in other words, initially, there is one mosaic of theories and methods. Also, as a result of some events, this initially united community transforms into two different communities with two somewhat different mosaics of theories and methods."[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.202]] This is different than mere disagreement. ''Mosaic split'' only occurs if there are two communities that each present their different theories as accepted (in contexts like articles, conferences, textbooks and so on).That is, there is disagreement concerning the ''status'' of certain theories, and not just on the theories themselves.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.203]]
|Resource=Barseghyan (2015)
|Prehistory=
<blockquote>Imagine a group of physicists circa 1918 who considered general relativity as the best available description of its domain. This view was in disagreement with the position of the vast majority of scientists who believed in the then-accepted version of the Newtonian theory. Yet there was no mosaic split, since both the Newtonians and Einsteinians clearly realised which theory was accepted and which theory was merely a contender. Take Eddington, for instance, who was in that small group of early adherents of general relativity. He had no illusions regarding the status of general relativity, for he knew perfectly well that it wasn’t the accepted theory.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.203]]<blockquote>
|Example Type=Hybrid
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{{Theory Example
|Title=Scientific Disagreement does not equate to Mosaic Split - Newtonianism
|Description=A quick example of ''mosaic split'' is formulated by Barseghyan (2015) as follows.
<blockquote>Take for instance the famous early 18th century case of Newtonianism in Britain vs. Cartesianism in France. If we were to go back to the 1730s we would spot at least two distinct scientific communities, with their distinct mosaics. While the curricula of the British universities included the Newtonian natural philosophy, the French universities taught the Cartesian natural philosophy among other things. In short, there is an instance of mosaic split if and only if there are two or more parties that take different theories to be accepted.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.203]]</blockquote>
Therefore, mosaic split is not synonymous with regular scientific disagreement.
|Example Type=Historical
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