epistemology
epistemology — 名詞
1. the branch of philosophy that asks what counts as knowledge, how beliefs gain su
知識論
研究何者算知識的哲學分支
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.
在林教授的課上，Gabriela 選了知識論當期末報告主題。
choose epistemology for a paper
The lecture on epistemology asked how people can know a fact is true.
那場知識論講座問的是，人怎麼知道一件事是真的。
question pattern: know a fact is true
Joon read a short book on epistemology before starting graduate school.
Joon 在念研究所前，先讀了一本知識論入門書。
After the debate, Selim said epistemology matters because evidence can mislead us.
辯論後，Selim 說知識論很重要，因為證據也可能誤導我們。
Roya linked epistemology to memory while preparing for her philosophy exam.
Roya 準備哲學考試時，把知識論和記憶問題連在一起思考。
- 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.