Sufficient Reason
What is sufficient reason? How should it be defined?
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Kye Palider in 2019.
Contents
Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Sufficient Reason (Palider-2019) | 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). | 2019 |
Accepted Theories
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2019-0010 | Scientonomy | 23 December 2019 | Accept the new definitions of sufficient reason, reason, support, and normative inference. | Open |
Current Definition
There is currently no accepted answer to this question.
Ontology
Existence
There is currently no accepted view concerning the existence of sufficient reasons.
Disjointness
No classes are currently accepted as being disjoint with this class.
Subtypes
No classes are currently accepted as subtypes of a sufficient reason.
Supertypes
No classes are currently accepted as supertypes of a sufficient reason.
Associations
No associations of a sufficient reason are currently accepted.
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Dynamics
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