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Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019) (view source)
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|Authors List=Paul Patton,
|Formulated Year=2019
|Description=TODOAn ''agent'' is an entity capable of intentional action, that is, it perceives their environment and acts within it with a motive or in pursuit of a goal, choosing among multiple courses of action so as to best fulfill their goal. Instead of acting in relation to an environment, and ''epistemic agent'' acts in relation to ''epistemic elements'' such as theories, questions, and methods. The actions of an epistemic agent amount to taking epistemic stances towards these elements, such as accepting or pursuing a theory, employing a method, etc.. To qualify as an epistemic agent, the taking of an epistemic stance must be ''intentional'', and therefore the following conditions must be met:1) The agent must have a semantic understanding of the propositions that constitute the epistemic element in question and of its available alternatives. and 2) The agent must be able to choose from among the available alternatives with reason, and for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
|Resource=Patton (2019)
|Page Status=Stub
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