Group Exists
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This is a theory that states "There is such a thing as a group."
Existence of Group was formulated by Nicholas Overgaard in 2017.1 It is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available answer to the question.
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Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
Here is the complete acceptance record of Group Exists:
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 2 February 2018 | The existence claim became de facto accepted with the acceptance of the respective modification. | Yes |
Suggestions To Accept
Here are all the modifications where the acceptance of this theory has been suggested:
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Date Assessed | Verdict | Verdict Rationale |
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Sciento-2017-0012 | Scientonomy | 19 May 2017 | Accept a new taxonomy for group and its two sub-types - accidental group, and community. | 2 February 2018 | Accepted | A consensus has emerged after a long discussion that the distinction and the respective definitions should be accepted. It was noted that "these formulations tend to be the starting point for so many of our discussions"c1 and that "despite all disagreements that this taxonomy causes, it is actually accepted by the community".c2 Yet, it was also indicated that whereas the definition of group as "two or more people that share a characteristic" is the best we have at the moment, it may be potentially necessary to pursue the idea of redefining it as "one or more people..." to allow for one-scientist communities.c3 Finally, while a question was raised whether there is any "value in defining accidental groups as something separate from groups",c4 it was eventually agreed that it is important to draw "a clear distinction between the two kinds of groups as accidental groups and communities".c5 |
Question Answered
Group Exists is an attempt to answer the following question: Existence of Group.
See Existence of Group for more details.
Description
Overgaard proposes a taxonomy of various types of groups; this assumes that there is such a thing as a group.1
Reasons
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References
- a b Overgaard, Nicholas. (2017) A Taxonomy for the Social Agents of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 1, 55-62. Retrieved from https://www.scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/28234.