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C
A group that has a collective intentionality. +
A [[Community|community]] can [[Authority Delegation|delegate authority]] to another community. +
A community can consist of other communities. +
There is no such thing as a [[Community|community]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Community|community]]. +
The ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic. +
At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other. +
Criteria for determining whether two theories are ''compatible'' or ''incompatible.'' +
Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible. +
Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible. +
[[Compatibility]] is a subtype of [[Epistemic Stance]], i.e. epistemic stance is a supertype of compatibility. +
If a pair of elements satisfies the compatibility criteria employed at the time, it becomes compatible within the mosaic; if it does not, it is deemed incompatible; and if assessment is inconclusive, the pair can become compatible, incompatible, or its status may be unknown. +
At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other. +
The ability of two elements to coexist in the same mosaic. +
The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''. +
Theory assessment is an assessment of a proposed modification of the mosaic by the method employed at the time. +
The contextual appraisal theorem is a deductive consequence of the first law and the second law. +
A core question of a discipline is a question identified in the discipline’s delineating theory as definitive of the discipline. +
A core theory of a discipline is a theory presupposed by the discipline’s core questions. +
D
A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time. +
A statement of the meaning of a term. +
There is such a thing as a [[Definition|definition]]. +
[[Definition]] is a subtype of [[Theory]], i.e. theory is a supertype of definition. +
A statement of the meaning of a term. +
A second-order theory identifying the set of core questions of a discipline. +
Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'' +
Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'' +
Every theory that becomes accepted satisfies the demarcation criteria employed at the time of acceptance. +
A set of propositions that attempts to describe something. +
There is such a thing as a [[Descriptive Theory|descriptive theory]]. +
[[Descriptive Theory]] is a subtype of [[Theory]], i.e. theory is a supertype of descriptive theory. +
A set of propositions that attempts to describe something. +
Transitions from one state of the mosaic to another are not necessarily deterministic. Scientific change is not a strictly deterministic process. The process of method change is not necessarily deterministic: employed methods are by no means the only possible implementations of abstract requirements. The process of theory change is not necessarily deterministic: there may be cases when both a theory's acceptance and its unacceptance are equally possible. +
A discipline is characterized by (1) a non-empty set of core questions ''Q'' and (2) the delineating theory stating that ''Q'' are the core questions of the discipline. +
A discipline is said to be accepted by an epistemic agent if that agent accepts the core questions specified in the discipline’s delineating theory as well as the delineating theory itself. +
If an accepted theory is taken as the final truth, it will always remain accepted; no new theory on the subject can ever be accepted. +
The ''dogmatism no theory change'' theorem is a deductive consequence of the first law, the second law, and the third law. +
All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic. +
The ''dynamic substantive methods'' theorem follows from the synchronism of method rejection theorem and fallibilism. +
E
There is such a thing as [[Element Decay|element decay]]. +
[[Element Decay|Element Decay]] is a non-scientonomic phenomenon. +
A method is said to be ''employed'' at time ''t'' if, at time ''t'', theories become accepted only when their acceptance is permitted by the method. +
A method is said to be employed if its requirements constitute the actual expectations of the community. +
An action of an epistemic agent that involves an epistemic element. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Action|epistemic action]]. +
An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Agent|epistemic agent]]. +
An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements. +
A community that has a collective intentionality to know the world. +
A non-epistemic community can consist of epistemic communities. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Community|epistemic community]]. +
[[Epistemic Community]] is a subtype of [[Epistemic Agent]], i.e. epistemic agent is a supertype of epistemic community. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
A theory is said to be an epistemic presupposition of a question for some agent, ''iff'' the agent accepts that accepting any direct answer to the question will necessitate accepting the theory. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Presupposition|epistemic presupposition]]. +
A theory is said to be an epistemic presupposition of a question for some agent, ''iff'' the agent accepts that accepting any direct answer to the question will necessitate accepting the theory. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Stance|epistemic stance]]. +
The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The list of possible stances towards a method is limited to ''employment''. +
The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]]. +
The stance of compatibility can be taken towards an epistemic element. +
The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The stance of [[Norm Employment|norm employment]] can be taken towards a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]]. +
The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Question Acceptance|question acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Question|question]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
The stance of [[Question Acceptance|question acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Question|question]]. +
The stance of [[Scientificity|scientificity]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stances of [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]], [[Theory Pursuit|theory pursuit]] and [[Theory Use|theory use]] can be taken towards a [[Theory|theory]]. +
The stance of [[Compatibility|compatibility]] can be taken towards an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
A physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an epistemic agent ''iff'' there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent. +
An epistemic agent is said to commit an error if the agent accepts a theory that should not have been accepted given that agent’s employed method. +
The handling of instances of scientific error is consistent with the theory rejection theorem; it involves a replacement of an erroneously accepted theory either with a first- or second-order proposition. +
An epistemic agent is said to commit an error if the agent accepts a theory that should not have been accepted given that agent’s employed method. +
There is such a thing as a [[Community|community]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Definition|definition]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Descriptive Theory|descriptive theory]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Agent|epistemic agent]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Community|epistemic community]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Element|epistemic element]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Presupposition|epistemic presupposition]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Epistemic Stance|epistemic stance]]. +
There is such a thing as an [[Individual Epistemic Agent|individual epistemic agent]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Logical Presupposition|logical presupposition]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Normative Theory|normative theory]]. +
There is such a thing as [[Question Acceptance|question acceptance]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Question|question]]. +
There is such a thing as [[Theory Acceptance|theory acceptance]]. +
There is such a thing as a [[Theory|theory]]. +
