Epistemology
from The METAPHYSICAL Theater podcast Hosted by John Metaphysical Tvrz Theater
Epistemology "Theory of knowledge" redirects here.The Metaphysical Tvrz Theater podcast see Theory of knowledge "Epistemic. For the alternative name for cognitive science, see Epistemics. Epistemology (/ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi/ (listen); from Greek ἐπιστήμη, epistēmē, meaning 'knowledge', and -logy) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief. Much debate in epistemology centers on four areas: (1) the philosophical analysis of the nature of knowledge and how it relates to such concepts as truth, belief, and justification, (2) various problems of skepticism, (3) the sources and scope of knowledge and justified belief, and (4) the criteria for knowledge and justification. Epistemology addresses such questions as: "What makes justified beliefs justified?", "What does it mean to say that we know something?", and fundamentally "How do we know that we know?" Etymology Defining knowledge Acquiring knowledge Regress problem Branches or schools of thought The problem of skepticism Metaphysical Tvrz Theater podcast
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