epistemology
epistemology — noun
1. the branch of philosophy that asks what counts as knowledge, how beliefs gain su
the branch of philosophy that asks what counts as knowledge, how beliefs gain support, and what people can truly know.
In Professor Lin's class, Gabriela chose epistemology for her final paper.
choose epistemology for a paper
The lecture on epistemology asked how people can know a fact is true.
question pattern: know a fact is true
Joon read a short book on epistemology before starting graduate school.
After the debate, Selim said epistemology matters because evidence can mislead us.
Roya linked epistemology to memory while preparing for her philosophy exam.
- theory of knowledge
a plain-English label for the same field, often used when explaining the term
- study of knowledge
a descriptive phrase rather than a fixed technical name
- epistemics
a more specialist term, often used in technical or formal discussion
文法句型
study epistemology
book on epistemology
questions in epistemology
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when naming the field itself, so people study epistemology rather than study an epistemology. In academic writing, a countable use can describe a particular theory of knowledge, such as a feminist epistemology.