epistemology
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/noun
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ज्ञान-मीमांसा, ज्ञान का दर्शनशास्त्र
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the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge: what it is, how we get it and how we know what we know
ज्ञान-मीमांसा, ज्ञान का दर्शनशास्त्र
- Epistemology asks whether we can trust our senses.
- Indian epistemology recognizes perception and inference as sources of knowledge.
- Our philosophy class spent a whole week on epistemology.
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- He wrote his thesis on epistemology and the limits of human knowledge.
- Questions about certainty and doubt belong to epistemology.
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e·pis·te·mol·o·gy
§Grammar and usage
Keep the branches of philosophy together: epistemology (knowledge), ethics (right and wrong), metaphysics (the nature of reality), logic (reasoning), aesthetics (beauty), ontology (being).
दर्शन की शाखाएँ साथ याद रखिए: epistemology (ज्ञान), ethics (सही-गलत), metaphysics (वास्तविकता का स्वरूप), logic (तर्क), aesthetics (सौंदर्य), ontology (सत्ता)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek episteme (knowledge).
Greek episteme (ज्ञान) से।
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The theory or study of knowledge.
'ज्ञान का सिद्धांत या अध्ययन' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।