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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
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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