Episteme
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌɛp.ɪˈstiː.mi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Episteme is a noun meaning (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
Meaning
(philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
More Meanings
- (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) Know-how; compare techne.
- (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
Word Forms
- epistemes
- epistemai
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epistemics, epistemology, empiricism, empiriocriticism, epistemologist, ontoepistemology.
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