Method Art Authentication Method A work of art

Method Art Authentication Method ≡ A work of art is considered authentic if it satisfies the requirements of provenance, dating, and connoisseurship.

Art Experts Art Market Art Authentication Method A work of art is considered authentic if it satisfies the requirements of provenance, dating, and connoisseurship. Delegated Art Authentication Method A work of art is considered authentic if art experts say so. This is the symbol of authority delegation: the art market delegates authority over art authentication to art experts.

Wildenstein Institute Monet Authentication Method A work of art is considered an authentic Monet if it satisfies the requirements of provenance, dating, and connoisseurship of the Wildenstein Institute. Art Market Delegated Monet Authentication Method A work of art is considered a Monet if the Wildenstein Institute says so.

Authority Delegation ≡ Community A is said to be delegating authority over topic x to community B iff (1) community A accepts that community B is an expert on topic x and (2) community A will accept a theory on topic x if community B says so.

Method Theory Accept only the best available theories. Community B is an expert on topic x. Accept theories of community B on topic x.

Authority Delegation ≡ Community A is said to be delegating authority over topic x to community B iff (1) community A accepts that community B is an expert on topic x and (2) community A will accept a theory on topic x if community B says so. Mutual Authority Delegation ≡ One-Sided Authority Delegation ≡ Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of mutual authority delegation iff community A delegates authority over topic x to community B, and community B delegates authority over topic y to community A. Communities A and B are said to be in a relationship of one-sided authority delegation iff community A delegates authority over topic x to community B, but community B doesn’t delegate any authority to community A.

Physicists Metaphysicians Physics Method A theory concerning physical phenomena is acceptable if it meets the requirements of the hypothetico-deductive method. Delegated Physics Method A theory concerning physical phenomena is acceptable if physicists say so. Note the single square head pointing towards the community receiving the authority is an instance of one-sided authority delegation.

Physicists Theoretical Physicists Applied Physicists