epistemology
/ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒɪ/noun
mass noun
- Philosophy the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.【哲】认识论。
派生词
epistemological
adjectiveepistemologically
adverbepistemologist
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek epistēmē 'knowledge', from epistasthai 'know, know how to do'.