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epistemology
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
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What does epistemology mean?
noun
- 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.
- A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.
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/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
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This isolation is reflected in the great development of that branch of philosophy known as epistemology--the theory of knowledge.
But there is another side of the problem which is, perhaps, of more importance and which epistemology generally overlooks.