epistemicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈstiːmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/,

/ˌɛpəˈstɛmɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἐπιστήμη , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη knowledge (see episteme n.) + -ic suffix.

Philosophy and Linguistics.

Of or relating to knowledge, or to its extent, linguistic expression, or degree of validation.In Linguistics, frequently spec. with reference to modality; epistemic modality indicates factual necessity, probability, possibility, etc., as opposed to deontic modality, indicating obligation, recommendation, prohibition, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective]

epistemic1819

epistemological1854

1819 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 26 May The advantages of the Epistemic names of the Sciences,..as contrasted with the ordinary names, in any modern language, are, principally, two.

1922 W. E. Johnson Logic II. p. xix The charge of circularity or petitio principii is epistemic.

1953 K. Britton J. S. Mill vi. 188 The Experience Philosophy arranges judgements in an ‘epistemic order’.

1984 R. Huddleston Introd. Gram. Eng. iv. 167 With epistemic necessity I imply that, on the basis of the knowledge I have, I cannot accept that there is any possibility of the proposition not being true.

2006 Philos. Now Feb. 50/1 The classic epistemic question was posed by René Descartes: How do I know that I am not now dreaming?

Derivatives

epiˈstemically adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adverb]

epistemologically1854

epistemically1924

1924 Mind 33 372 Mr. Johnson explicitly says that cause and effect are not epistemically distinguishable.

1933 Mind 42 82 Proof of the actual existence of a material world epistemically depends on just these elements of confusedness and involuntariness characteristic of our sense-awareness.

1984 R. Huddleston Introd. Gram. Eng. iv. 167 It must be Kim's (interpreted epistemically) entails It is Kim's.

2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 June 50/1 The claim that Van Gogh was a better pianist than Gauguin is, as they say, a matter of subjective opinion. It is epistemically subjective.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epistemic
释义	epistemicadj. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈstiːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/, /ˌɛpəˈstɛmɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἐπιστήμη , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη knowledge (see episteme n.) + -ic suffix. Philosophy and Linguistics. Of or relating to knowledge, or to its extent, linguistic expression, or degree of validation.In Linguistics, frequently spec. with reference to modality; epistemic modality indicates factual necessity, probability, possibility, etc., as opposed to deontic modality, indicating obligation, recommendation, prohibition, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective] epistemic1819 epistemological1854 1819 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 26 May The advantages of the Epistemic names of the Sciences,..as contrasted with the ordinary names, in any modern language, are, principally, two. 1922 W. E. Johnson Logic II. p. xix The charge of circularity or petitio principii is epistemic. 1953 K. Britton J. S. Mill vi. 188 The Experience Philosophy arranges judgements in an ‘epistemic order’. 1984 R. Huddleston Introd. Gram. Eng. iv. 167 With epistemic necessity I imply that, on the basis of the knowledge I have, I cannot accept that there is any possibility of the proposition not being true. 2006 Philos. Now Feb. 50/1 The classic epistemic question was posed by René Descartes: How do I know that I am not now dreaming? Derivatives epiˈstemically adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adverb] epistemologically1854 epistemically1924 1924 Mind 33 372 Mr. Johnson explicitly says that cause and effect are not epistemically distinguishable. 1933 Mind 42 82 Proof of the actual existence of a material world epistemically depends on just these elements of confusedness and involuntariness characteristic of our sense-awareness. 1984 R. Huddleston Introd. Gram. Eng. iv. 167 It must be Kim's (interpreted epistemically) entails It is Kim's. 2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 June 50/1 The claim that Van Gogh was a better pianist than Gauguin is, as they say, a matter of subjective opinion. It is epistemically subjective. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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