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  2. Dec 14, 2005 · Although the term “epistemology” is no more than a couple of centuries old, the field of epistemology is at least as old as any in philosophy. In different parts of its extensive history, different facets of epistemology have attracted attention.

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  3. Apr 19, 2024 · Epistemology, the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge. The term is derived from the Greek episteme (“knowledge”) and logos (“reason”). Along with metaphysics, logic, and ethics, it is one of the four main branches of philosophy.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EpistemologyEpistemology - Wikipedia

    Epistemology (/ ɪ ˌ p ɪ s t ə ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i / ⓘ ih-PISS-tə-MOL-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē) 'knowledge', and -logy) is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. Epistemologists study the nature, origin, and scope of knowledge, epistemic justification, the rationality of belief, and various ...

  5. One goal of epistemology is to determine the criteria for knowledge so that we can know what can or cannot be known, in other words, the study of epistemology fundamentally includes the study of meta-epistemology (what we can know about knowledge itself).

  6. Apr 12, 2024 · Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology engages first-time philosophy readers on a guided tour through the core concepts, questions, methods, arguments, and theories of epistemology—the branch of philosophy devoted to the study of knowledge.

  7. Contemporary philosophy. Continental epistemology; Analytic epistemology. Commonsense philosophy, logical positivism, and naturalized epistemology; Perception and knowledge; Realism; Phenomenalism; Later analytic epistemology

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