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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 [[Epistemic Agents - Community (Barseghyan-2015)|bearing a scientific mosaic]]. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 43-52]] But, there are many uncertainties about what 'bearing a mosaic' actually means. For example, must a bearer of a mosaic be familiar, in full detail, with every theory, question, and method in the mosaic? Given such uncertainties it is not clear that 'mosaic bearing' is actually the best way to define epistemic agency. The issue of whether individuals can be epistemic agents, or whether tools and instruments can be requires clarification. For all these reasons, a clear definition of epistemic agent is needed. | |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 [[Epistemic Agents - Community (Barseghyan-2015)|bearing a scientific mosaic]]. [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 43-52]] But, there are many uncertainties about what 'bearing a mosaic' actually means. For example, must a bearer of a mosaic be familiar, in full detail, with every theory, question, and method in the mosaic? Given such uncertainties it is not clear that 'mosaic bearing' is actually the best way to define epistemic agency. The issue of whether individuals can be epistemic agents, or whether tools and instruments can be requires clarification. For all these reasons, a clear definition of epistemic agent is needed. | ||
| − | |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. | + | |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; and 2) The agent must be able to choose from among the available alternatives with reason, and with the motive of acquiring knowledge. |
|To Accept=Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019), | |To Accept=Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019), | ||
|Automatic=No | |Automatic=No | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 3 February 2020
Accept the new definition of epistemic agent as an agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.
The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Paul Patton on 26 December 2019.1 The modification was accepted on 11 October 2020.
Preamble
The concept of an epistemic agent was made reference to by Barseghyan, 2 but currently lacks a scientonomic definition. Communities are taken to be capable of bearing a scientific mosaic. 3pp. 43-52 But, there are many uncertainties about what 'bearing a mosaic' actually means. For example, must a bearer of a mosaic be familiar, in full detail, with every theory, question, and method in the mosaic? Given such uncertainties it is not clear that 'mosaic bearing' is actually the best way to define epistemic agency. The issue of whether individuals can be epistemic agents, or whether tools and instruments can be requires clarification. For all these reasons, a clear definition of epistemic agent is needed.
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; and 2) The agent must be able to choose from among the available alternatives with reason, and with the motive of acquiring knowledge.
Theories To Accept
- Epistemic Agent (Patton-2019): An agent capable of taking epistemic stances towards epistemic elements.
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Questions Answered
This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):
- Epistemic Agent: What is epistemic agent? How should it be defined?
Verdict
The modification was accepted on 11 October 2020. The modification was characterized as "a very welcome addition to the scientonomic ontology" for despite all the talks of epistemic agents "the very notion of epistemic agency has remained unclear" for years,c1 for its "strict explication has been lacking".c2 It was agreed that the definition is an important starting point for our discussions concerning individual and communal agents.c3 c4 It was also noted that the definition is important for addressing the "the question of agency of epistemic tools"c5 and the question of "the applicability of scientonomic laws to individual agents".c6
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2018) Redrafting the Ontology of Scientific Change. Scientonomy 2, 13-38. Retrieved from https://scientojournal.com/index.php/scientonomy/article/view/31032.
- ^ Barseghyan, Hakob. (2015) The Laws of Scientific Change. Springer.
