epistemology
Philosophy of knowing
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with knowledge, especially with investigating how knowledge is developed, whether it is valid, and what its limits are.
Within epistemology there are sub-disciplines such as social epistemology and the epistemology of religion.
Acceptance as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- assentFormal expression of approval
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
faith · opinion · certainty · doubt · presupposition · assumption
Mental knowledge acquisition
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
self-knowledge · testimony · perception · memory · reason · intuition
Formal authorization document
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- groundsBasis for justification
- rationalitySound judgment quality
support · validation · proof · argumentation · corroboration · substantiation · defeaters · externalism
Formal examination of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
discovery · empiricism · rationalism · dialectic · verification · falsification · hypothesis · observation
Exchanged written communication
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- verityState of being actual
- factVerifiable piece of information
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
Active knowledge-building theory
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- subjectivismBelief truth is personal
Lack of firm belief
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- defeaterOne who beats another
- contextualismBelief justification varies situationally
credence
Acceptance as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- assentFormal expression of approval
suspension · faith · opinion · certainty · doubt · presupposition · assumption
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
metacognition · self-knowledge · testimony · perception · memory · reason · intuition
warrant
Formal authorization document
rationality · support · validation · proof · argumentation · corroboration · substantiation · defeaters · externalism · foundationalism
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
research · discovery · empiricism · rationalism · dialectic · verification · falsification · hypothesis · observation · experimentation
correspondence
Exchanged written communication
objectivity · accuracy · representation · realism · relativism
constructivism
Active knowledge-building theory
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- objectivismBelief in external truths
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- defeaterOne who beats another
- fields of studyart, music, mathematics, history, biology
- abstract conceptsparadox, emotions, justice, truth, beauty
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- disciplinesbiology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, psychology
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
epistemologyontology
Study of existence's nature
metaphysics · ethics · axiology · aesthetics · phenomenology
epistemologyanti-intellectualism
Hostility toward educated thought
obscurantism · willful ignorance · ignorance · nescience · irrationalism
epistemologypraxis
Customary action or application
methodology · pragmatics · applied science · empiricism · hands-on learning