Monday, May 7, 2012

Epistemology

Epistemology -  the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity - Merriam Webster

Epistemology - a branch of philosophy concerning the nature and scope of knowledge and asks some of the following questions: what is knowledge? how is it acquired? and to what extent is it possible for a given subject or entity to be known? - Wikipedia

Origin of Epistemology - Greek epistēmē knowledge, from epistanai to understand, know, from epi- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand. (word first used around 1856) - Merriam Webster
I remember coming across the term a couple of years ago while compiling lists. If there is any particular study that relates to this blog I think this might be it. 

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