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|Description=In the process of scientific change, we are dealing with different epistemic ''agents'', taking different epistemic ''stances'' towards different epistemic ''elements''. For instance, we can say that the Paris community of 1720 accepted Cartesian natural philosophy. In this example, Paris community is the epistemic ''agent'', acceptance is their epistemic ''stance'', and Cartesian natural philosophy is the epistemic element. There are a number of important ontological questions that arise here:

# * What types of epistemic ''agents'' can there be? I.e. can epistemic agents be communal, individual and/or artificial (instruments, AI)?# * What types of epistemic ''elements'' can there be in the process of scientific change? I.e. are there theories, method, values, research programmes, paradigms, etc?# * What are the different ''stances'' that an agent can take towards an element? I.e. do these include acceptance, use, pursuit, employment, commitment, neglect, rejection, etc.?

Addressing these questions is the main task of the ontology of scientific change.

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