Local Epistemic Action

What is local epistemic action? How should it be defined?

While some types of epistemic actions might be considered as global, there seem to be many other types of actions that are local. A definition of the term is thus required.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Joshua Allen in 2023. 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):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	31 December 2023	This is when the first definition of the term was suggested, indicating that the term itself is accepted.	Yes

All Definitions

The following definitions of local epistemic action the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Local Epistemic Action (Allen-2023)	An epistemic action that is not available trans-historically to all epistemic agents, but is specific to some time periods or some agents.	2023

If a definition of this term is missing, please click here to add it.

Accepted Definitions

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

Suggested Modifications

Here is a list of modifications concerning the definitions of local epistemic action:

Modification	Community	Date Suggested	Summary	Date Assessed	Verdict	Verdict Rationale
Sciento-2023-0006	Scientonomy	31 December 2023	Accept that epistemic actions can be local or global. Also accept the definition of global epistemic action as an epistemic action that is available to all epistemic agents trans-historically and universally and the definition of local epistemic action as an epistemic action that is not available trans-historically to all epistemic agents, but is specific to some time periods or some agents.		Open

Current Definition

At the moment, the term has no accepted definition in Scientonomy.

Ontology

Existence

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted claims concerning the existence of Local Epistemic Action.

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Local Epistemic Action.

Supertypes

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

Associations

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

Disjointness

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

If a question concerning the ontology of a local epistemic action is missing, please add it here.

Dynamics

Mechanism of Local Epistemic Action Availability

The question has no accepted answer.

If a question concerning the dynamics of a local epistemic action is missing, please add it here.