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epistemology

/ɛˌpɪstiːˈmɔlədʒi/ /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ /iˌpɪstəˈmɑlədʒi/

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noun

인식론

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."

일부 사상가들은 데카르트의 연구를 시작으로 인식론이 형이상학을 철학의 가장 중요한 분야로 대체하기 시작했다고 본다.

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noun

인식론

A particular theory of knowledge.

Examples :

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

플라톤은 그의 인식론에서 보편적 개념에 대한 우리의 지식이 일종의 상기라고 주장한다.

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