epistemology
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epis·te·mol·ogy (ē pis′tə mäl′ə jē, i-)
noun pl. epistemologies -·gies
Etymology: < Gr epistēmē, knowledge < epistanai, to understand, believe (< epi- + histanai, orig., to stand before, confront: see stand) + -logy
Related Forms:
- epistemological epis′·te·mo·log′i·cal (-mə läj′i kəl) adjective
- epistemologically epis′·te·mo·log′i·cally adverb
- epistemologist epis′·te·mol′o·gist noun
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Preposition: of
- mathematics: Burton, L. ( 1995 ) Moving toward a feminist epistemology of mathematics.
Converse of object
- reform: Alvin Plantinga has become famous among philosophers of religion for his defense of what he calls " reformed epistemology.
Adjective modifier
- constructivist: This appears to us to be a constructivist epistemology, which is embedded in a behaviorist pedagogy.
Modifies a noun
- workshop: Epistemology Workshop: 24-25 November 2006 An Arché pilot workshop on Basic Knowledge will take place on 24-25 November 2006.
Noun used with modifier
- anarchist: An anarchist epistemology does not declare scientific sources invalid a priori.
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