Epistemological
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Epistemological is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
More Meanings
- Synonym of epistemic (“of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired”).
Example Sentences
The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism.
My conclusion dovetails with Fasold's conclusion, which is based on a quite different, more epistemological kind of argument.
The reality which thus emerges is the outcome of the epistemological process in which the mind conceptually structures a given content.
In the period from Spinoza to the end of the 19th century, the reading of design into nature received such devastating attacks from naturalists to non-naturalists alike that there developed an epistemological neurosis which Von Baer aptly termed “teleophobia.”
Synonyms for epistemological
Depending on context, synonyms include epistemic, epistemologic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epistemic, cognitive, intellectual, gnostic, noetic, analytic.
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