Epistemic Element
What is epistemic element? How should it be defined?
In a framework that views the process of scientific change as a series of transitions in epistemic stances of epistemic agents towards epistemic elements it is important to have a clear notion of what an epistemic element is.
In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.
Scientonomic History
The term has been explicitly in use since 2018; several articles published in the 2018 issue of Scientonomy explicitly make use of the term epistemic element and take it for granted that these are part of the process of scientific change.1234 Yet, the term has been tacitly accepted since the inception of the community, as indicated by the acceptance of an ontology of epistemic elements.
Acceptance Record of the Term
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 1 January 2016 | The term epistemic element has been de facto accepted since the inception of the community, as indicated by the fact that there has been an accepted ontology of epistemic elements from the outset. | Yes |
All Definitions
Accepted Definitions
Suggested Modifications
Current Definition
Although an explicit definition of the term is yet to be suggested, epistemic elements are roughly understood as those semantic entities towards which an epistemic agent can take an epistemic stance.
At the moment, the term has no accepted definition in Scientonomy.
Ontology
Existence
In Scientonomy, it is currently accepted that "There is such a thing as an epistemic element."
Subtypes
In Scientonomy, the accepted subtypes of Epistemic Element are:
Supertypes
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted supertypes of Epistemic Element.
Associations
In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Epistemic Element.
Disjointness
In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Epistemic Element.
Epistemic Stances Towards Epistemic Elements
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is:
- The stance of compatibility can be taken towards an epistemic element.
If a question concerning the ontology of an epistemic element is missing, please add it here.
Dynamics
Mechanism of Scientific Inertia for Epistemic Elements
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is:
- An element of the mosaic remains in the mosaic unless replaced by other elements.
Necessary Epistemic Elements
In Scientonomy, the accepted answer to the question is:
- In order for the process of scientific change to be possible, the mosaic must necessarily contain at least one employed method.
If a question concerning the dynamics of an epistemic element is missing, please add it here.
References
- ^ Rawleigh, William. (2018) The Status of Questions in the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 1-12. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/29651.
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.
- ^ Fraser, Patrick and Sarwar, Ameer. (2018) A Compatibility Law and the Classification of Theory Change. Scientonomy 2, 67-82. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31278.
- ^ Sarwar, Ameer and Fraser, Patrick. (2018) Scientificity and The Law of Theory Demarcation. Scientonomy 2, 55-66. Retrieved from https://www.scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31275.