What is another word for epistemological?

Pronunciation: [ɪpˌɪstɪməlˈɒd͡ʒɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Epistemological is a term that's commonly used in academic and philosophical circles to refer to the study of how we come to know things. Synonyms for this term include epistemic, cognitive, theoretical, and philosophical. These words all describe the process of understanding how we gain knowledge and make sense of the world around us. Each of them has a slightly different connotation, but they all point to the same fundamental concept. Whether it's through science, philosophy, or personal experience, the process of understanding the world around us is an essential part of being human, and studying epistemology gives us greater insight into how we do it.

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Usage examples for Epistemological

epistemological logic concerns itself with the relation of thought at large to reality at large.
"John Dewey's logical theory"
Delton Thomas Howard
He finds among the writers of this school, however, a tendency toward the epistemological interpretation of thought which he so strongly opposes.
"John Dewey's logical theory"
Delton Thomas Howard
It is not in an epistemological, but in a practical sense, that judgment involves a change in values.
"John Dewey's logical theory"
Delton Thomas Howard

Famous quotes with Epistemological

  • To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind one's own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point.
    Wilhelm Dilthey
  • Indeed, this epistemological theory of the relation between theory and experiment differs sharply from the epistemological theory of naive falsificationism.
    Imre Lakatos
  • It is characteristic of the epistemological tradition to present us with partial scenarios and then to demand whole or categorical answers as it were.
    Avrum Stroll
  • Hayek expressed more fully and deeply than Mises the epistemological argument for free market order. The crucial issue for Hayek became not that without prices individuals cannot calculate (though he thought this to be the case), but that the division of knowledge renders centralized control of an economy or society impossible.
    Alan O. Ebenstein
  • Innis made the study of technology and civilization (Canada as a big "staples commodity") an opportunity for the development of a distinctive Canadian way of thinking. In the Innisian world of technological realism, there emerges an epistemological toolkit for the exploration of dependency and emancipation as the two faces of technological society. Innis's thought is perfectly styled to the historical specificity of Canada's political economy and culture because it is a constant reflection on the great tension between centre/periphery in Canada's historical formation.
    Harold Innis

Related words: epistemology, philosophical theory of knowledge, ontology, metaphysics, epistemic

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