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Accidental Group (Overgaard-2017) + (A group that does not have a collective intentionality.)
Accidental Group + (A group that does not have a collective intentionality.)

Community (Overgaard-2017) + (A group that has a collective intentionality.)
Community + (A group that has a collective intentionality.)
Local Action Availability (Allen-2023) + (A local action ''A'' is said to be available to an epistemic agent ''iff'' that agent employs the norm “''A'' is permissible/desirable”.)
Local Action Availability theorem (Allen-2023) + (A local epistemic action becomes available to an agent only when its permissibility/desirability is derivable from a non-empty subset of other elements of the agent’s mosaic.)
Implication (Palider-2019) + (A logical transition from one theory to another.)
The Law of Method Employment (Rawleigh-2022) + (A method becomes employed only if it is derivable from a non-empty subset of other elements of the mosaic.)
The Third Law (Sebastien-2016) + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Role of Used Theories in Method Employment + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Implementation vs. Employment of Methods + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Methodology and Methods + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Employment + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Status of Impossible Abstract Requirements + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Deducibility in Method Employment + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
The Paradox of Normative Propositions + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Mechanism of Method Employment + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Mechanism of Norm Employment + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from some subset of other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
The Third Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (A method becomes employed only when it is deducible from other employed methods and accepted theories of the time.)
Synchronism of Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (A method becomes rejected only when some of the theories, from which it follows, also become rejected.)
Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Rejection + (A method becomes rejected only when some of the theories, from which it follows, also become rejected.)
Method Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.)
Mechanism of Method Rejection + (A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.)
Static vs. Dynamic Methods + (A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.)
Synchronism vs. Asynchronism of Method Rejection + (A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (A method ceases to be employed only when other methods that are incompatible with the method become employed.)
Employed Method (Barseghyan-2015) + (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.)
Employed Method (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (A method is said to be employed if its requirements constitute the actual expectations of the community.)
Procedural Method (Barseghyan-2015) + (A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions.)
Procedural Method + (A method which doesn't presuppose any contingent propositions.)
Substantive Method (Barseghyan-2015) + (A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition.)
Substantive Method + (A method which presupposes at least one contingent proposition.)
Methodology Can Shape Method theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (A methodology can shape employed methods, but only if its requirements implement abstract requirements of some other employed method.)
Role of Methodology in Scientific Change + (A methodology can shape employed methods, but only if its requirements implement abstract requirements of some other employed method.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (A methodology can shape employed methods, but only if its requirements implement abstract requirements of some other employed method.)
Scientific Mosaic (Rawleigh-2022) + (A model of all epistemic elements accepted or employed by the epistemic agent.)
Closure Mechanism - Acceptance by Default (Shaw-Barseghyan-2019) + (A modification should be accepted by default if there are no objections within a 90-day period following its publication.)
Epistemic Community Can be Part of Non-Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2017) + (A non-epistemic community can consist of epistemic communities.)
The Law of Norm Employment (Rawleigh-2022) + (A norm becomes employed only if it is derivable from a non-empty subset of other elements of the mosaic.)
Norm Rejection theorem (Pandey-2023) + (A norm becomes rejected when other elements that are incompatible with the norm become part of the mosaic.)
Norm Employment (Barseghyan-2018) + (A norm is said to be employed if its requirements constitute the actual expectations of an epistemic agent.)
Norm Employment + (A norm is said to be employed if its requirements constitute the actual expectations of an epistemic agent.)
Methodology (Barseghyan-2018) + (A normative discipline that formulates the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment.)
Methodology + (A normative discipline that formulates the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment.)
Methodology (Sebastien-2016) + (A normative theory that prescribes the rules which ought to be employed in theory assessment.)
Epistemic Tool (Patton-2019) + (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.)
Subquestion (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) + (A question ''Q'' is a subquestion of another question ''Q’'', iff any direct answer to ''Q'' is also a partial answer to ''Q’''.)
The Law of Question Acceptance (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (A question becomes accepted only if all of its epistemic presuppositions are accepted and it is accepted that the question is answerable.)
Question Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (A question becomes rejected when other elements that are incompatible with the question become accepted.)
Question Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-Levesley-Pandey-2023) + (A question becomes rejected when other elements that are incompatible with the question become part of the mosaic.)
Question Acceptance (Rawleigh-2018) + (A question is said to be accepted if it is taken as a legitimate topic of inquiry.)
Question Acceptance + (A question is said to be accepted if it is taken as a legitimate topic of inquiry.)
Mosaic Split (Barseghyan-2015) + (A scientific change where one mosaic transforms into two or more mosaics.)
Mosaic Split + (A scientific change where one mosaic transforms into two or more mosaics.)
Mosaic Merge (Barseghyan-2015) + (A scientific change where two mosaics turn into one united mosaic.)
Mosaic Merge + (A scientific change where two mosaics turn into one united mosaic.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Implicit and Explicit (Barseghyan-2017) + (A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish … A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish between explicit statements of methodology, and actual employed methods, which may sometimes be implicit. It ought to account for employed methods, whether they correspond with stated methodology, or are purely implicit.tated methodology, or are purely implicit.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Explicit and Implicit + (A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish … A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish between explicit statements of methodology, and actual employed methods, which may sometimes be implicit. It ought to account for employed methods, whether they correspond with stated methodology, or are purely implicit.tated methodology, or are purely implicit.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish … A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish between explicit statements of methodology, and actual employed methods, which may sometimes be implicit. It ought to account for employed methods, whether they correspond with stated methodology, or are purely implicit.tated methodology, or are purely implicit.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Tracing Implicit and Explicit + (A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish … A scientonomic theory ought to distinguish between explicit statements of methodology, and actual employed methods, which may sometimes be implicit. It ought to account for employed methods, whether they correspond with stated methodology, or are purely implicit.tated methodology, or are purely implicit.)
Delineating Theory (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) + (A second-order theory identifying the set of core questions of a discipline.)
Scientific Mosaic (Barseghyan-2015) + (A set of all accepted ''theories'' and employed ''methods''.)
Scientific Mosaic (Barseghyan-2018) + (A set of all epistemic elements accepted and/or employed by an epistemic agent.)
Scientific Mosaic + (A set of all epistemic elements accepted and/or employed by an epistemic agent.)
Method (Barseghyan-2018) + (A set of criteria for theory evaluation.)
Method + (A set of criteria for theory evaluation.)
Methodology (Barseghyan-2015) + (A set of explicitly formulated rules of theory assessment.)
Method Hierarchy (Mercuri-Barseghyan-2019) + (A set of methods is said to constitute a hierarchy ''iff'' theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are higher in the hierarchy are preferred to theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are lower in the hierarchy.)
Theory (Barseghyan-2015) + (A set of propositions that attempt to describe something.)
Descriptive Theory (Sebastien-2016) + (A set of propositions that attempts to describe something.)
Descriptive Theory + (A set of propositions that attempts to describe something.)
Normative Theory (Sebastien-2016) + (A set of propositions that attempts to prescribe something.)
Normative Theory + (A set of propositions that attempts to prescribe something.)
Theory (Sebastien-2016) + (A set of propositions.)
Theory + (A set of propositions.)
Method (Barseghyan-2015) + (A set of requirements for employment in theory assessment.)
Definition (Barseghyan-2018) + (A statement of the meaning of a term.)
Definition + (A statement of the meaning of a term.)
Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different communities are delegated the same degree of authority over topic ''x''.)
Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different epistemic agents are delegated the same degree of authority over question ''x''.)
Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different epistemic agents are delegated the same degree of authority over question ''x''.)
Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different epistemic agents are delegated different degrees of authority over question ''x''.)
Hierarchical Authority Delegation + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different epistemic agents are delegated different degrees of authority over question ''x''.)
Hierarchical Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (A sub-type of multiple authority delegation where different communities are delegated different degrees of authority over topic ''x''.)
Sufficient Reason theorem (Palider-2019) + (A theory becomes accepted by an agent, when an agent has a sufficient reason for accepting it.)
Theory Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Theory Displacement + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Mechanism of Error Rejection + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Mechanism of Normative Theory Rejection + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Mechanism of Theory Rejection + (A theory becomes rejected only when other theories that are incompatible with the theory become accepted.)
Theory Rejection theorem (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) + (A theory becomes rejected when other elements that are incompatible with the theory become part of the mosaic.)
Logical Presupposition (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (A theory is said to be a logical presupposition of a question, ''iff'' the theory is logically entailed by any direct answer to the question.)
Logical Presupposition + (A theory is said to be a logical presupposition of a question, ''iff'' the theory is logically entailed by any direct answer to the question.)
Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2018) + (A theory is said to be accepted by an epistemic agent if it is taken as the best available answer to its respective question.)
Theory Acceptance + (A theory is said to be accepted by an epistemic agent if it is taken as the best available answer to its respective question.)
Theory Acceptance (Sebastien-2016) + (A theory is said to be accepted if it is taken as the best available description or prescription of its object.)
Theory Acceptance (Barseghyan-2015) + (A theory is said to be accepted if it is taken as the best available description of its object.)
Epistemic Presupposition (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (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.)
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.)
Theory Pursuit (Barseghyan-2015) + (A theory is said to be pursued if it is considered worthy of further development.)
Theory Pursuit + (A theory is said to be pursued if it is considered worthy of further development.)
Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015) + (A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.)
Theory Use + (A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.)
Question (Rawleigh-2018) + (A topic of inquiry.)
Question + (A topic of inquiry.)
Static Procedural Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (All procedural methods are necessarily static.)
Static vs. Dynamic Methods + (All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic. All procedural methods are necessarily static. )
Dynamic Substantive Methods theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (All substantive methods are necessarily dynamic.)
The First Law for Questions (Barseghyan-Levesley-2021) + (An accepted question remains accepted in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Theory Acceptance (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (An accepted theory is a scientific theory that is taken as the best available description or prescription of its object.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) + (An accepted theory remains accepted in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
The First Law for Theories (Barseghyan-2015) + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Theories + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An accepted theory remains accepted unless replaced by other theories.)
Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An action of an epistemic agent that involves an epistemic element.)
Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019) + (An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.)
Epistemic Agent + (An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.)
Reason (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a reason for theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts that ''A''→''B'', employs ''ε'', and accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
Sufficient Reason (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a suffic … An agent takes theory ''A'' to be a sufficient reason for (accepting) theory ''B'' ''iff'' the following four conditions are met:(1) The agent accepts ''A''.(2) The agent accepts that ''A'' → ''B''.(3) The agent employs ''ε''.(4) The agent accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').) →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
Support (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to be supporting theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts ''A'' and accepts that ''A''→''B''.)
Normative Inference (Palider-2019) + (An agent takes theory ''A'' to normatively infer theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts ''A'', accepts that ''A''→''B'', and accepts (''ε'', ''A'', ''A''→''B'') →''ε'' (Should accept ''B'').)
The First Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Epistemic Elements + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Theories + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
The First Law for Methods (Barseghyan-2015) + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Methods + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Normative Theories + (An employed method remains employed unless replaced by other methods.)
The First Law for Norms (Barseghyan-Pandey-2023) + (An employed norm remains employed in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.)
Global Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An epistemic action that is available to all epistemic agents trans-historically and universally.)
Local Epistemic Action (Allen-2023) + (An epistemic action that is not available trans-historically to all epistemic agents, but is specific to some time periods or some agents.)
Question Pursuit (Barseghyan-2022) + (An epistemic agent ''S'' considers a question ''Q'' pursuitworthy, if and only if ''S'' accepts that it is worth finding a theory ''T'' that answers ''Q''.)
Error (Machado-Marques-Patton-2021) + (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.)
Error + (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.)
Tool Reliance (Patton-2019) + (An epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool ''iff'' there is a procedure through which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.)
Outcome Inconclusive (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which allows for the theory to be accepted but doesn't dictate so.)
Outcome Accept (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which prescribes that the theory must be accepted.)
Outcome Not Accept (Barseghyan-2015) + (An outcome of theory assessment which prescribes that the theory must not be accepted.)
Scientific Change (Barseghyan-2015) + (Any change in the ''scientific mosaic'', i.e. a transition from one accepted ''theory'' to another or from one employed ''method'' to another.)
Scientific Change + (Any change in the ''scientific mosaic'', i.e. a transition from one accepted ''theory'' to another or from one employed ''method'' to another.)
Compatibility Corollary (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
Compatibility of Mosaic Elements + (At any moment of time, the elements of the scientific mosaic are compatible with each other.)
Assessment of Scientonomy - Relevant Facts (Barseghyan-2015) + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Assessment of Scientonomy - Relevant Facts + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Assessment of Scientonomy + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
Anomalies + (At the level of metatheory, the relevant e … At the level of metatheory, the relevant evidence for assessing a scientonomic theory ''ought to be'' the facts relating to the state of the ''scientific mosaic'' and its ''transitions''. The complete list of relevant phenomena that ought to be considered can ''only'' be identified for a specific scientonomic theory.tified for a specific scientonomic theory.)
The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) is Tautological (Barseghyan-2015) + (Barseghyan's original second law is tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (Barseghyan's original second law is tautological.)
Mutual Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to community B, and community B delegates authority over topic ''y'' to community A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to community B, but community B doesn’t delegate any authority to community A.)
Authority Delegation (Overgaard-Loiselle-2016) + (Community A is said to be delegating authority over topic ''x'' to community B ''iff'' (1) community A accepts that community B is an expert on topic ''x'' and (2) community A will accept a theory on topic ''x'' if community B says so.)
Singular Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (Community A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over topic ''x'' ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to exactly one community.)
Multiple Authority Delegation (Loiselle-2017) + (Community A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over topic ''x'' ''iff'' community A delegates authority over topic ''x'' to more than one community.)
Acceptance Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''acceptable'' or ''unacceptable.'')
Acceptance Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''acceptable'' or ''unacceptable.'')
Demarcation Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'')
Demarcation Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether a theory is ''scientific'' or ''unscientific.'')
Compatibility Criteria (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible.)
Compatibility Criteria + (Criteria for determining whether two elements are compatible or incompatible.)
Compatibility Criteria (Barseghyan-2015) + (Criteria for determining whether two theories are ''compatible'' or ''incompatible.'')
Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to be delegating authority over question ''x'' to epistemic agent B ''iff'' (1) agent A accepts that agent B is an expert on question ''x'' and (2) agent A will accept a theory answering question ''x'' if agent B says so.)
Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to be delegating authority over question ''x'' to epistemic agent B ''iff'' (1) agent A accepts that agent B is an expert on question ''x'' and (2) agent A will accept a theory answering question ''x'' if agent B says so.)
Singular Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to exactly one epistemic agent.)
Singular Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of singular authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to exactly one epistemic agent.)
Multiple Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to more than one epistemic agent.)
Multiple Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agent A is said to engage in a relationship of multiple authority delegation over question ''x'' ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to more than one epistemic agent.)
Mutual Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, and B delegates authority over question ''y'' to A.)
Mutual Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, and B delegates authority over question ''y'' to A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation (Patton-2019) + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, but B doesn’t delegate any authority to A.)
One-sided Authority Delegation + (Epistemic agents A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation ''iff'' A delegates authority over question ''x'' to B, but B doesn’t delegate any authority to A.)
Demarcation-Acceptance Synchronism (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Every theory that becomes accepted satisfies the demarcation criteria employed at the time of acceptance.)
The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) is Tautological (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (Harder's zeroth law is tautological.)
Tautological Status of The Zeroth Law (Harder-2015) + (Harder's zeroth law is tautological.)
The Law of Compatibility (Fraser-Sarwar-2018) + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … 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.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Mechanism of Compatibility + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … 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.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … 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.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Theory vs. Method Compatibility + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … 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.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
Compatibility of Mosaic Elements + (If a pair of elements satisfies the compat … 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.ncompatible, or its status may be unknown.)
The Second Law (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Nature of Appraisal + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Status of Reasons + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
Mechanism of Theory Acceptance + (If a theory satisfies the acceptance criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes accepted into the mosaic; if it does not, it remains unaccepted; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory can be accepted or not accepted.)
The Law of Theory Demarcation (Sarwar-Fraser-2018) + (If a theory satisfies the demarcation criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes scientific; if it does not, it remains unscientific; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory’s status can become scientific, unscientific, or uncertain.)
Dogmatism No Theory Change theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (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.)
Changeability of the Scientific Mosaic + (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.)
Mechanism of Scientific Change + (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.)
Response to the Argument from Nothing Permanent (Barseghyan-2015) + (If there were indeed nothing permanent in science, then scientonomy would be impossible, however, scientonomy posits only that there are regularities in the process of scientific change.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Nothing Permanent + (If there were indeed nothing permanent in science, then scientonomy would be impossible, however, scientonomy posits only that there are regularities in the process of scientific change.)
Non-Empty Mosaic theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one element. That is, scientific change is impossible in an empty mosaic.)
Necessary Method theorem (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Methods + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Normative Theories + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Theories + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
Necessary Epistemic Elements + (In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.)
The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015) + (In order to become accepted into the mosaic, a theory is assessed by the method actually employed at the time.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Social (Barseghyan-2015) + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Scope of Scientonomy - Individual and Social + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Scope of Scientonomy + (It is implicit in the definition of scient … It is implicit in the definition of scientonomy that it should explain changes in the scientific mosaic of accepted theories and employed methods, which are changes at the level of the scientific community. It need not account for changes at the level of the beliefs of individuals.t the level of the beliefs of individuals.)
Outcome Inconclusive (Patton-Overgaard-Barseghyan-2017) + (It is unclear whether or not the requirements of the method employed at the time are met.)
Outcome Inconclusive + (It is unclear whether or not the requirements of the method employed at the time are met.)
Inexplicable (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Non-propositional knowledge, i.e. knowledge that cannot, even in principle, be formulated as a set of propositions.)
Inexplicable + (Non-propositional knowledge, i.e. knowledge that cannot, even in principle, be formulated as a set of propositions.)
Implicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Not explicit.)
Implicit + (Not explicit.)
Bearers of Mosaic - Communities (Barseghyan-2015) + (Only a community can be a bearer of a scientific mosaic.)
Explicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Propositional knowledge that has been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicit + (Propositional knowledge that has been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicable-Implicit (Mirkin-Barseghyan-2018) + (Propositional knowledge that hasn’t been openly formulated by the agent.)
Explicable-Implicit + (Propositional knowledge that hasn’t been openly formulated by the agent.)
Technological Knowledge as Part of Mosaic (Mirkin-2018) + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Status of Technological Knowledge + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Methods and Technical Research Tools + (Propositional technological knowledge can be accepted and be part of a mosaic.)
Response to the Argument from Social Construction (Barseghyan-2015) + (Science can be said to be socially constructed in several different senses (e.g. the contingency, nominalist, and reducibility theses). None of these preclude the possibility of scientonomy.)
Possibility of Scientonomy - The Argument from Social Construction + (Science can be said to be socially constructed in several different senses (e.g. the contingency, nominalist, and reducibility theses). None of these preclude the possibility of scientonomy.)
Scientonomic Workflow + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Goals of Peer Review + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Closure Mechanism + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Handling Ripple Effects + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Reformulating Suggesting Modifications + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)
Workflow - Publishing Modification Comments + (Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by … Scientonomic knowledge is best advanced by:# documenting the body of accepted communal knowledge knowledge in an online encyclopedia; # scrutinizing this accepted knowledge, identifying its flaws, and formulating open questions at seminars, conferences, publications, and other in-person or online formats; # publishing journal articles that propose modifications to our current knowledge and documenting these suggestions; # evaluating the suggested modifications with the goal of reaching a communal consensus and changing the respective encyclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.yclopedia pages when a verdict is reached.)

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