gnoseology
noun
gno·se·ol·o·gy
variants or gnosiology
ˌnōsēˈäləjē,
-ōzē-
plural -es
: the philosophic theory of knowledge : inquiry into the basis, nature, validity, and limits of knowledge
gnoseology became coextensive with the whole of metaphysics
C. A. Hart
C. A. Hart
Word History
Etymology
New Latin gnoseologia, from gnoseo- (from Greek gnōsis knowledge) + Latin -logia -logy