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What is tool reliance? How should it be defined?
The term tool reliance is intended to refer to the relationship that obtains between epistemic agents and their epistemic tools. A proper scientonomic definition of the term is needed.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Paul Patton in 2019.
Contents
Scientonomic History
Acceptance Record
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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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. | 2019 |
Accepted Theories
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2019-0018 | Scientonomy | 26 December 2019 | 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. | Open |
Current Definition
There is currently no accepted answer to this question.
Ontology
Existence
There is currently no accepted view concerning the existence of instances of tool reliance.
Disjointness
No classes are currently accepted as being disjoint with this class.
Subtypes
No classes are currently accepted as subtypes of tool reliance.
Supertypes
No classes are currently accepted as supertypes of tool reliance.
Associations
No associations of tool reliance are currently accepted.
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Dynamics
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