episteme
episteme · epistemes · epistemai
Episteme
Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with…Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
UK/ˌɛp.ɪˈstiː.mi/US/ˌɛp.əˈsti.mi/
Meaning
3 sensesScientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
(Ancient Greek, specifically)Know-how; compare techne.
Episteme, Episteme
The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
More definitions
- the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
Translations
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Ancient Greek philosophy:
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”).Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”).
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Forms
plural: epistemes / epistemaiWord family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular