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Subdiscipline (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) (view source)
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|Formulation Text=A discipline ''A'' is a subdiscipline of another discipline ''B'', ''iff'' the set of questions of ''A'', ''Q<sub>A</sub>'', is a proper subset of the questions of ''B'', ''Q<sub>B</sub>'', i.e. ''Q<sub>A</sub>'' ⸦ ''Q<sub>B</sub>''.
|Formulation File=Subdiscipline (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021).png
|Authors List=Paul Patton, Cyrus Al-Zayadi, Paul Patton
|Formulated Year=2021
|Description=TODOA more specialized [[Discipline| discipline]] ''A'' is a subdiscipline of another, more general discipline ''B'', if and only if the set of [[Question| questions]] ''Q<sub>A</sub>'' of ''A'' is a proper subset of the questions ''Q<sub>B</sub>''of ''B'' [[Patton and Al-Zayadi (2021)]]. For example, cellular neurobiology, the discipline which deals with the cellular properties of nerve cells, is a subdiscipline of neuroscience, which deals with the properties and functions of nervous systems. The [[Scientific Mosaic|scientific mosaic]] consists of [[Theory|theories]] and [[Question|questions]].[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)]][[CiteRef:: Paul add Barseghyan (2018)]][[CiteRef::Rawleigh (2018)]][[CiteRef::Sebastien (2016)]] As a whole, a discipline ''A'' consists of a set of accepted questions ''Q<sub>A</sub>'' and the theories which provide answers to those questions, or which those questions presuppose.[[CiteRef::Patton and Al-Zayadi (2021)]] Questions form hierarchies, with more specific questions being [[Subquestion| subquestions]] of more general questions. Theories find a place in these heirarchies, since each theory is an attempt to answer a certain question, and each question presupposes certain theories. It is sometimes the case that the questions ''Q<sub>B</sub>''of a broader discipline ''B'' can include all of the questions, ''Q<sub>A</sub>'', of ''A'' as subquestions, with the questions of ''A'', formimg a proper subset of the questions of ''B''. In this situation, ''A'' is then said to be a descriptionsubdiscipline of ''B''.
|Resource=Patton and Al-Zayadi (2021)
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