epistemology
noun
epis·te·mol·o·gy i-ˌpi-stə-ˈmä-lə-jē 
: the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
epistemologist
i-ˌpi-stə-ˈmä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. 
Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 For example, our ocularcentric epistemology—whereby visuals become tied to the cultural reality of events—can be closely linked to the rise of TV over radio as our de facto mass media channel. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 The most acclaimed is regarding epistemology found in his 1979 masterpiece Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. Theodore Mcdarrah, Forbes, 1 July 2022 See More
Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 For example, our ocularcentric epistemology—whereby visuals become tied to the cultural reality of events—can be closely linked to the rise of TV over radio as our de facto mass media channel. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 The most acclaimed is regarding epistemology found in his 1979 masterpiece Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. Theodore Mcdarrah, Forbes, 1 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Greek epistḗmē "skill, expertise, knowledge" + -o- + -logy, initially as translation of German Wissenschaftslehre — more at epistemic
First Known Use
circa 1856, in the meaning defined above