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Revision as of 18:53, 4 February 2020

This is a definition of Epistemic Tool that states "A physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an epistemic agent iff there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent."

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This definition of Epistemic Tool was formulated by Paul Patton in 2019.1

Scientonomic History

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Modification Community Date Suggested Summary Verdict Verdict Rationale Date Assessed
Sciento-2019-0016 Scientonomy 26 December 2019 Accept the definition of epistemic tool, stating that a physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an epistemic agent, when there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent. Open

Question Answered

Epistemic Tool (Patton-2019) is an attempt to answer the following question: What is epistemic tool? How should it be defined?

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Description

An physical object or system is an epistemic tool for an epistemic agent iff there is a procedure by which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent. Examples of epistemic tools include rulers, thermometers, the Large Hadron Collider, the Hubble Space Telescope, a written text, a computer, a blackboard and chalk etc.

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References

  1. ^  Patton, Paul. (2019) Epistemic Tools and Epistemic Agents in Scientonomy. Scientonomy 3, 63-89. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/33621.