epistemology
noun
Philosophy
the
theory
of
knowledge
, especially with regard to its
method
s,
validity
, and
scope
.
Epistemology
is the
investigation
of what distinguishes
justified
belief
from
opinion
.
〘哲〙 認識論
DERIVATIVES
epistemologist
|-jist| noun
ORIGIN
mid
19th century
: from
Greek
epistēmē
‘
knowledge
’, from
epistasthai
‘
know
,
know
how to do’.