epistemology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.

Pronunciation

/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ /əˌpɪstəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ En-uk-epistemology.ogg /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ /əˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ /ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ /iˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ en-us-epistemology.ogg /ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɔləd͡ʒi/ /eˌpɪstɪˈmɔləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

epistemology epistemologies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “science, knowledge”), from ἐπίσταμαι (epístamai, “to know”) + -λογία (-logía, “study or logic of”), from λόγος (lógos, “speech, language”). The term was introduced into English by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864).

Synonyms

epistemics kenlore metaknowledge

Related words

episteme epistemic epistemically epistemic crisis epistemic regime epistemics epistemonical

Derived words

epistemologic epistemological epistemologically epistemologist epistopic logico-epistemology metaepistemology ontoepistemology standpoint epistemology telepistemology

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