Dictionary Entry
epistemology
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɛˌpɪstiːˈmɔlədʒi/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)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?".
In a Sentence
“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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Origin
From Greek 'episteme' (knowledge) and 'logos' (study).
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