The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to epistemology: Epistemology (aka theory of knowledge) – branch of philosophy concerned...

justification) is the property of belief that qualifies it as knowledge rather than mere opinion. Epistemology is the study of reasons that someone holds...

Epistemology (/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ ih-PISS-tə-MOL-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē) 'knowledge', and -logy) is the branch of philosophy concerned...

Genetic epistemology or 'developmental theory of knowledge' is a study of the origins (genesis) of knowledge (epistemology) established by Swiss psychologist...

rise to multiple varieties or interpretations of determinism. One topic of debate concerns the scope of determined systems. Some philosophers have maintained...

version of constructivist epistemology that places emphasis on the exaggerated influence of political and cultural power in the construction of knowledge...

Virtue epistemology is a current philosophical approach to epistemology that stresses the importance of intellectual and specifically epistemic virtues...

Plato's epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers. Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge of Platonic...

epistemology (a term coined by W. V. O. Quine) is a collection of philosophic views concerned with the theory of knowledge that emphasize the role of...

Social epistemology refers to a broad set of approaches that can be taken in epistemology (the study of knowledge) that construes human knowledge as a...

and validity of knowledge. Social epistemology – inquiry into the social aspects of knowledge. Formal epistemology – the application of formal models...

Evolutionary epistemology refers to three distinct topics: (1) the biological evolution of cognitive mechanisms in animals and humans, (2) a theory that...

of education). The knowledge must be of, Socrates concludes, an eternal, non-perceptible Form. Plato also discusses several aspects of epistemology....

In philosophy of perception and epistemology, naïve realism (also known as direct realism or perceptual realism) is the idea that the senses provide us...

main discipline studying knowledge is called epistemology or the theory of knowledge. It examines the nature of knowledge and justification, how knowledge...

Monadology (1714). George Berkeley outlined the distinction in his 1710 work A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (para. XXI). The 18th-century...

the understanding of the warrant, which is under the wider epistemic umbrella of the theory of justification. Part of epistemology, this theory attempts...

Examples of well-known optical illusions. The Epistemology of Perception Article in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Cognitive Penetrability of Perception...

In the philosophy of mind, innatism is the view that the mind is born with already-formed ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. The opposing doctrine, that the...

Epistemology (from Greek ἐπιστήμη – episteme-, "knowledge, science" and λόγος, "logos") or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy concerned with...

Feminist epistemology is an examination of epistemology from a feminist standpoint. Feminist epistemology claims that ethical and political values are...

is–ought problem is closely related to the fact–value distinction in epistemology. Though the terms are often used interchangeably, academic discourse...

idea of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. It is often related to discussions of consciousness, agency, personhood, philosophy of mind...

and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy...

of design where modern building types are harmonized with urban forms usual to a traditional city. In epistemology, contextualism is the treatment of...

lack of nuance or complexity relative to what is required. The concept of simplicity is related to the field of epistemology and philosophy of science...

of several competing views within epistemology, along with rationalism and skepticism. Empiricists argue that empiricism is a more reliable method of...

In philosophical epistemology, there are two types of coherentism: the coherence theory of truth, and the coherence theory of justification (also known...

including epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, art, logic, social theory, and ethics. John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont, to a family of modest...

been called the father of modern philosophy, and is largely seen as responsible for the increased attention given to epistemology in the 17th century. He...