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epistemic things: a standalone construct

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the not yet fully understood objects of research that experiments are organized to explore, as opposed to stable technical objects.

In history of science, epistemic things refers to the not yet fully understood objects of research that experiments are organized to explore, as opposed to stable technical objects. This meaning comes from Rheinberger (1997) in Toward a history of epistemic things.[1]

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  1. Rheinberger, H. (1997). Toward a history of epistemic things. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804727853

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