Individual Epistemic Agent

What is individual epistemic agent? How should it be defined?

The notion of an individual epistemic agent is meant to capture the class of individuals who can act as epistemic agents. Thus, a proper definition of the term is in order.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Paul Patton in 2019. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

Scientonomic History

In the scientonomic context, the term was coined in 2019 by Paul Patton, who used it to refer to those individuals who can act as epistemic agents.1

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):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	26 December 2019	This is when Patton's Epistemic Tools and Epistemic Agents in Scientonomy was published. The term was coined in that paper.	Yes

All Definitions

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Accepted Definitions

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

Suggested Modifications

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

Current Definition

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 individual epistemic agent."

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Individual Epistemic Agent.

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, the following supertype of Individual Epistemic Agent is currently accepted:

• Epistemic Agent

Associations

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

Disjointness

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

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Dynamics

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