What does "epistemological" mean?

Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.

What is a synonym for "epistemological"?

Common synonyms include: epistemic, kantian.

Pronounced //ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩//.

/ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
"The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism."
2
Synonym of epistemic (“of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired”).
"The reality which thus emerges is the outcome of the epistemological process in which the mind conceptually structures a given content."

Adjective

"The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism."

From epistemology + -ical.