On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 8:26 PM nch via agora-discussion <agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 4:44:42 PM CDT Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > This is a reform of the degrees system. It has been bothering me for > > ages that we don't have clear criteria for what theses qualify for > > each degree. For instance, no one seems to be sure whether artistic > > works can qualify for a degree. This proposal would establish > > standards (in terms of level of contribution, not word-count), create > > a separate track of degrees for artistic works, and (while I'm at it) > > rename Doctor degrees to Doctorate degrees to match all the other > > degrees in being gender neutral. I hope this will be favorably > > received, but I'm somewhat scared that G. will find something in here > > to grumble about, so I'm submitting it as a proto first. :) > > > > -Aris > > --- > > Title: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences > > Adoption index: 3.0 > > Author: Aris > > Co-author(s): > > > > Amend Rule 1367, "Degrees", by changing it to read as follows: > > > > Certain patent titles are known as degrees. The degrees are > > > > - Associate of Nomic (A.N.) > > - Juris Doctorate of Nomic (J.N.) > > - Baccalaureate of Nomic Artistry (B.N.A.) > > - Baccalaureate of Nomic (B.N.) > > - Magisteriate of Nomic Artistry (M.N.A) > > - Magisteriate of Nomic (M.N.) > > - Doctorate of Nomic History (D.N.Hist.) > > - Doctorate of Nomic Artistry (D.N.Art.) > > - Doctorate of Nomic Law (D.N.Law.) > > - Doctorate of Nomic Science (D.N.Sci.) > > - Doctorate of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil.) > > > > Degrees are ranked in the order they appear in this rule, with > > degrees listed later being ranked higher. A specific degree CANNOT > > be awarded to any person more than once. > > Is it intentional that this means there's a hierarchy among the Doctorates > (and Magisteriates and Baccalaureates)? Seems a little strange conceptually. > Although very appropriate for Agora that Philosophy ranks highest.
*shrug* It's that way now, but I can change it. It is strange conceptually. > > A specified degree CAN be awarded by any player other than the > > awardee, with 2 Agoran consent. It SHOULD only be awarded for the > > publication of an original thesis of scholarly worth (including > > responses to peer-review), published with explicit intent to > > qualify for a degree. The Herald SHOULD coordinate the peer-review > > process and the awarding of degrees. > > > > An Associate of Nomic degree SHOULD be awarded for a thesis that adds > > appreciably to Agoran culture, but fails to qualify for another > > degree. Baccalaureate level degrees (which include the J.N) SHOULD be > > awarded when the thesis demonstrates a substantial contribution, > > Magisteriate degrees for a remarkable contribution, and Doctorate degrees > > for an exceptional contribution. Any degree at the Doctorate level SHOULD > > take into account the awardee's academic history and participation in Agora > > over time. > > > > Artistry degrees SHOULD demonstrate substantial creativity, and need > > not be in written form. All other degrees above the Associate level SHOULD > > demonstrate substantial research or analysis. J.N. and D.N.Law are > > appropriate for high-quality legal analysis, of the sort typical to CFJs, > > but exceeding an ordinary CFJ in depth. The D.N.Hist. degree is appropriate > > for historical research, especially when it presents a narrative that will > > educate Agorans about the events of the past. The D.N.Sci. degree is is > > "is is" on the above line Fixed. > > appropriate for theses that demonstrate concrete or scientific thinking, > > whereas the D.N.Phil. is appropriate for theses that demonstrate abstract > > or philosophical thinking. > > > > Rename every instance of the first listed patent title on each row to the > > second listed patent title on each row: > > > > - Juris Doctor of Nomic, Juris Doctorate of Nomic > > - Doctor of Nomic History, Doctorate of Nomic History > > - Doctor of Nomic Law, Doctorate of Nomic Law > > - Doctor of Nomic Science, Doctorate of Nomic Science > > - Doctor of Nomic Philosophy, Doctorate of Nomic Philosophy > > Overall, I'm in favor of this. Thank you! -Aris
