Synonyms for epistemology
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meta-knowledge epistemic regime epistemics kenlore gnoseology
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Noun
1. Epistemic regime — the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions…
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- n. 1
The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the 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?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
Some thinkers take the view that, beginning with the work of Descartes, epistemology began to replace metaphysics as the most important area of philosophy.
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- Plural
- epistemologies → meta-knowledges…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| epistemology | rising | |
| epistemics | rising | |
| gnoseology | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- kenlore
- 10 letters
- epistemics, gnoseology
In other languages
- Français
- épistémologie
- Deutsch
- Epistemologie