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|Question=How do theories within a discipline shape and change the core questions of the disciplines?
|Topic Type=Descriptive
|Description=TODOThe [[Core Question| core questions]] of a [[Discipline| discipline]] are those general questions that are essential to the discipline, having the power to define it and establish its boundaries within the mosaic. It appears that in some cases the theories associated with a discipline can reshape its core questions. For example, the modern ''species'' concept predated evolutionary biology and was necessary for framing the question of the origin of species - a core question of evolutionary biology. However, the modern ''species'' concept has been entirely reshaped by evolutionary theory.[[CiteRef:: Paul add Ereshefsky (2017)]] Thus, the question of how theories within a descriptiondiscipline shape and change core questions of the discipline is an interesting topic for further research.
|Parent Topic=Mechanism of Scientific Change
|Authors List=Paul Patton, Cyrus Al-Zayadi, Paul Patton
|Formulated Year=2021
|Academic Events=Scientonomy Seminar 2019
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|Related Topics=Core Question, Mechanism of Discipline Acceptance, Mechanism of Question Acceptance, Mechanism of Theory Acceptance, Core Question, Theory|Page Status=StubNeeds Editing|Editor Notes=TODO: Paul add a description
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