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|Authors List=Paul Patton,
|Formulated Year=2019
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{{Theory
|Topic=Epistemic Tool
|Theory Type=Definition
|TopicAuthors List=Epistemic ToolPaul Patton,|Formulated Year=2019
|Formulation Text=A physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an epistemic agent ''iff'' there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.
|Formulation File=Epistemic Tool (Patton-2019).png
|Description=A physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an [[Epistemic Agent|epistemic agent]] ''iff'' there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some [[Question|question]] under the employed [[Method|method]] of that agent. Examples of epistemic tools include rulers, thermometers, the Large Hadron Collider, the Hubble Space Telescope, a written text, a computer, a blackboard and chalk, a crystal ball, etc.
|Resource=Patton (2019)
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{{Acceptance Record
|Community=Community:Scientonomy
|Accepted From Era=CE
|Accepted From Year=2024
|Accepted From Month=February
|Accepted From Day=23
|Accepted From Approximate=No
|Acceptance Indicators=The definition became accepted as a result of the acceptance of the [[Modification:Sciento-2019-0016|respective modification]].
|Still Accepted=Yes
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|Accepted Until Approximate=No
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