Subdiscipline
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What is subdiscipline? How should it be defined?
Many scientific disciplines are subdisciplines of other disciplines. For instance, evolutionary biology is a subdiscipline of biology, epistemology is a subdiscipline of philosophy, etc. It is important therefore to have a definition of subdiscipline.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Paul Patton and Cyrus Al-Zayadi in 2021. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.
Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 August 2021 | This is when Patton and Al-Zayadi's Disciplines in the Scientonomic Ontology that offered a definition of the term was published. This is a good indication that the question of how the term is to be defined is considered legitimate by the community. | Yes |
All Theories
The following theories have attempted to answer this question:
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Subdiscipline (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) | A discipline A is a subdiscipline of another discipline B, iff the set of questions of A, QA, is a proper subset of the questions of B, QB, i.e. QA ⸦ QB. | 2021 |
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Accepted Theories
According to our records, no theory on this topic has ever been accepted.
Suggested Modifications
Here is a list of modifications concerning this topic:
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2021-0006 | Scientonomy | 1 August 2021 | Accept new definitions of subquestion, core question, core theory, discipline, delineating theory, subdiscipline, and discipline acceptance. | Open |
Current View
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