Modification:Sciento-2019-0014
Accept the new definition of epistemic agent as an agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.
The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Paul Patton on 26 December 2019.1 The modification was accepted on 11 October 2020.
Preamble
TODO
Modification
Theories To Accept
- Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019): An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.
Questions Answered
This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):
- Epistemic Agent: What is epistemic agent? How should it be defined?
Verdict
The modification was accepted on 11 October 2020. The modification was characterized as "a very welcome addition to the scientonomic ontology" for despite all the talks of epistemic agents "the very notion of epistemic agency has remained unclear" for years,c1 for its "strict explication has been lacking".c2 It was agreed that the definition is an important starting point for our discussions concerning individual and communal agents.c3 c4 It was also noted that the definition is important for addressing the "the question of agency of epistemic tools"c5 and the question of "the applicability of scientonomic laws to individual agents".c6
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References
- ^ Patton, Paul. (2019) Epistemic Tools and Epistemic Agents in Scientonomy. Scientonomy 3, 63-89. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/33621.