epistemology
the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature, sources, and limits of human knowledge
Word origin: From Greek episteme, knowledge, plus logia, study of.
Epistemology in a sentence
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Her graduate thesis in epistemology questioned whether certainty in perception is ever truly achievable.
The seminar in epistemology pressed students to ask not what they believed but how they could justify it.
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Using “epistemology” well
Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge itself, its sources, scope, and validity. It is a specialized term, distinct from ontology, which concerns the nature of being.
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