Epistemic Stances Towards Methods
What types of epistemic stances can be taken by epistemic agents towards methods?
Since epistemic stances can be taken towards norms, it is important to know what types of stances can be taken towards them.
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated in 2015. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is:
- The stance of norm employment can be taken towards a normative theory.
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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 | This is when the community accepted its first answer to this question, Epistemic Stances Towards Methods - Employment (Barseghyan-2015), which indicates that the question itself is legitimate. | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Epistemic Stances Towards Methods - Employment (Barseghyan-2015) | The list of possible stances towards a method is limited to employment. | 2015 |
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Accepted Theories
Community | Theory | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | Epistemic Stances Towards Methods - Employment (Barseghyan-2015) | 1 January 2016 | 1 September 2019 |
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Current View
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories - Norm Employment (Barseghyan-2018).
Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories
Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories - Norm Employment (Barseghyan-2018) states: "The stance of norm employment can be taken towards a normative theory."
In his "Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change", Barseghyan argued that since norms are a subtype of theory, all the epistemic stances that can in principle be taken by an epistemic agent towards theories of all types can also be taken towards norms. In addition to these more universal stances, norms can also be employed, i.e. they have the capacity of constituting the actual expectations of the epistemic agent. This applies to norms of all types.1
Related Topics
This question is a subquestion of Epistemic Stances Towards Normative Theories.
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References
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.