Epistemological
//ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
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
- 1 of or relating to epistemology wordnet
Example
More examples"The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism."
Etymology
From epistemology + -ical.
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