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epistemology

/ɛˌpɪstiːˈmɔlədʒi/ /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ /iˌpɪstəˈmɑlədʒi/

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noun

Épistémologie

The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?".

Examples :

"Some thinkers take the view that, beginning with the work of Descartes, epistemology began to replace metaphysics as the most important area of philosophy."

Certains penseurs estiment que, commençant avec les travaux de Descartes, l'épistémologie a commencé à remplacer la métaphysique comme le domaine le plus important de la philosophie.

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noun

Épistémologie

A particular theory of knowledge.

Examples :

"In his epistemology, Plato maintains that our knowledge of universal concepts is a kind of recollection."

Dans son épistémologie, Platon soutient que notre connaissance des concepts universels est une sorte de réminiscence.

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