Associations to the word «Epistemological»

Wiktionary

EPISTEMOLOGICAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
EPISTEMOLOGICAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing, as a mental activity.
EPISTEMOLOGICAL TURN, noun. (philosophy) In the history of Western philosophy, the shift in philosophical attention from the classical and medieval focus on themes of metaphysics to a primary focus on themes and issues relating to human knowledge, usually considered to have occurred during the period from Descartes (1596-1650) through Kant (1724-1804).

Dictionary definition

EPISTEMOLOGICAL, adjective. Of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley