Definition of epistemology Epistemology

/ɪpɪˌstʌmɑˈlʌʤi/ - [ipistumalujee] - e•pis•te•mol•o•gy

We found 8 definitions of epistemology from 7 different sources.

What does epistemology mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: epistemologies

epistemology - the philosophical theory of knowledge

philosophy any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"

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Wiktionary

epistemology (Noun)
The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; 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?".
epistemology (Noun)
A particular theory of knowledge.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

epistemology (n.)
The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

epistemology
The study of the nature of knowledge.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

epistemology
ep-is-tē-mol′oj-i, n. the theory of knowledge.—adj. Epistemolog′ical. [Gr. epistēmē, knowledge, logia, discourse.]

Wikipedia

Epistemology (from the Greek words "episteme" = science and "logos" = word/speech) is the part of philosophy that studies knowledge. It seeks to answer the questions "What is knowledge?" and "How is knowledge acquired?". Epistemology is considered to be one of the basic areas of study of philosophy.

Philosophers (people who think about philosophy) who are interested in epistemology think about whether it is possible to have knowledge, what kind of knowledge there is, and how people actually come to know about things.