Gnoseology

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The philosophical study of knowledge. uncommon, uncountable

    "GNOSEOLOGY, GNOSOLOGY, GNOSTOLOGY, in Metaphysics, doctrine or system of cognition; theory of knowledge; used by Stirling to render Wissenschaftslehre (Fichte's)."

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"GNOSEOLOGY, GNOSOLOGY, GNOSTOLOGY, in Metaphysics, doctrine or system of cognition; theory of knowledge; used by Stirling to render Wissenschaftslehre (Fichte's)."

Etymology

From gnosis + -o- + -logy. Cognates include German Gnoseologie, Bulgarian гносеология (gnoseologija), Czech gnozeologie, Finnish gnoseologia, French gnoséologie, Greek γνωσιολογία (gnosiología), Polish gnoseologia, Romanian gnoseologie, Russian гносеология (gnoseologija), Italian gnoseologia, Slovak gnozeológia, Spanish gnoseología, and Ukrainian гносеологія (hnoseolohija).

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