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Revision as of 03:04, 3 February 2020
Accept that the relationship of tool reliance can obtain between epistemic agents and epistemic tools. Also accept the definition of tool reliance, which states that an epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool when there is a procedure through which the tool can provide an acceptable source of knowledge for answering some question under the employed method of that agent.
The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Paul Patton on 26 December 2019.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.
Preamble
The role of tools and instruments in scientific change is clearly important, but is still poorly understood within scientonomy. The question of whether tools can be subjects of authority delegation has been raised, as has the question of the relationship between tools and instruments and the concrete requirements of the employed method. The proposed relationship of tool reliance would clarify these issues by specifying a new role in scientonomy for epistemic tools.
Modification
Accept that the relationship of tool reliance can obtain between epistemic agents and epistemic tools.
Also accept that the following symbol is to be used in scientonomic diagrams to depict the relation of tool reliance:
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Theories To Accept
- Tool Reliance (Patton-2019): An epistemic agent is said to rely on an epistemic tool iff there is a procedure through 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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Questions Answered
This modification attempts to answer the following question(s):
- Tool Reliance: What is tool reliance? How should it be defined?
Verdict
The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.
Click on the Discussion tab for comments.
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.
