Discipline
What is discipline? How should it be defined?
Most epistemic agents classify knowledge into disciplines; e.g. disciplines are a ubiquitous feature of modern science. Thus, having a definition of discipline is an important first step in understanding the role of disciplines in the process of scientific change.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2016. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 April 2016 | It was acknowledged as an open question by the Scientonomy Seminar 2016. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Discipline (Patton-Al-Zayadi-2021) | A discipline is characterized by (1) a non-empty set of core questions Q and (2) the delineating theory stating that Q are the core questions of the discipline. | 2021 |
Accepted Theories
Suggested Modifications
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 Definition
There is currently no accepted answer to this question.
Ontology
Existence
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted claims concerning the existence of Discipline.
Disjointness
In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Discipline.
Subtypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Discipline.
Supertypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted supertypes of Discipline.
Associations
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Discipline.
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Dynamics
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Related Topics
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