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epistemology definition

epis·te·mol·ogy (ē pis′tə mäl′ə jē, i-)

noun pl. epistemologies -·gies

the study or theory of the nature, sources, and limits of knowledge

Etymology: < Gr epistēmē, knowledge < epistanai, to understand, believe (< epi- + histanai, orig., to stand before, confront: see stand) + -logy

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epistemology Usage Examples

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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