Support
What is support? How should it be defined?
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Kye Palider in 2019.
Contents
Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Our records state that this term has never been accepted by any community.
All Theories
The following definitions of the term have been suggested:
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Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Support (Palider-2019) | An agent takes theory A to be supporting theory B iff the agent accepts A and accepts that A→B. | 2019 |
Accepted Theories
According to our records, no definition of the term has ever been accepted.
Suggested Modifications
Here is a list of modifications concerning this term:
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 supports.
Disjointness
No classes are currently accepted as being disjoint with this class.
Subtypes
No classes are currently accepted as subtypes of a support.
Supertypes
No classes are currently accepted as supertypes of a support.
Associations
No associations of a support are currently accepted.
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Dynamics
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