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|Preamble=The concept of an ''epistemic agent'' was made reference to by Barseghyan [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2018)]] but currently lacks a scientonomic definition. [[Community|Communities ]] are taken to be capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 43-52]] , but it is not clear why this is so, and what general properties a system must have in order to be deemed capable of doing so. The issue of whether individuals can be epistemic agents, or whether tools and instruments can be requires clarification.|Modification=An epistemic agent is an agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements. The taking of these stances must be intentional, that is 1) The agent must have a semantic understanding of the propositions that constitute the epistemic element in question and its available alternatives; 2) The agent must be able to choose from among the available alternatives with reason, and with the motive of acquiring knowledge.