Epistemic Stance

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What is epistemic stance? How should it be defined?

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record of the Term

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):
CommunityAccepted FromAcceptance IndicatorsStill AcceptedAccepted UntilRejection Indicators
Scientonomy1 January 2016The term stance became accepted with the inception of the community.Yes

All Definitions

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Accepted Definitions

According to our records, no definition of epistemic stance has ever been accepted.

Suggested Modifications

According to our records, there have been no modifications suggesting a definition of epistemic stance.

Current Definition

While the term is currently lacking an explicit definition, it is roughly understood as the attitude of an epistemic agent towards an epistemic element.

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 stance."

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, the accepted subtypes of Epistemic Stance are:

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted supertypes of Epistemic Stance.

Associations

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Epistemic Stance.

Disjointness

In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Epistemic Stance.

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Dynamics

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