Modification:Sciento-2019-0018

Accept that the relationship of tool reliance can obtain between epistemic agents and epistemic tools. Also accept the definition of tool reliance, which states that an epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool when there is a procedure through which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.

The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Paul Patton on 26 December 2019.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

Preamble

TODO:

Modification

Accept that the relationship of tool reliance can obtain between epistemic agents and epistemic tools.

Also accept that the following symbol is to be used in scientonomic diagrams to depict the relation of tool reliance:

Theories To Accept

• Tool Reliance (Patton-2019): An epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool iff there is a procedure through which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.

Questions Answered

This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):

• Tool Reliance: What is tool reliance? How should it be defined?

Verdict

The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

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