epistemic

epistemic
a) Of or relating to knowledge or cognition; cognitive.

Metaphors provide epistemic access to the world via the articulation of new ideas at a stage when literal language cannot cope.

b) Of or relating to theory of knowledge (epistemology).

Audi considers whether Chisholm might be able to incorporate into his epistemic system an internalist evidential grounding requirement.

See Also: epistemological

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  • epistemic — epistemological epistemologicaladj. of or pertaining to epistemology; as, epistemic modal. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • epistemic — epistémic adj. m., pl. epistémici; f. sg. epistémică, pl. epistémice Trimis de siveco, 24.12.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  EPISTÉMIC, Ă, epistémici, e, adj. Referitor la cunoaştere, la ştiinţă. ♦ Logică epistemică = ramură a logicii moderne …   Dicționar Român

  • epistemic — 1922, from Gk. episteme “knowledge” (see EPISTEMOLOGY (Cf. epistemology)) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • epistemic — [ep΄i stē′mik] adj. [< Gr epistēmē (see EPISTEMOLOGY) + IC] of or having to do with knowledge or the act or ways of knowing epistemically adv …   English World dictionary

  • epistemic — epistemology ► NOUN ▪ the branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. DERIVATIVES epistemic adjective epistemological adjective epistemologist noun. ORIGIN from Greek epist m… …   English terms dictionary

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  • Epistemic modal logic — is a subfield of modal logic that is concerned with reasoning about knowledge. While epistemology has a long philosophical tradition dating back to Ancient Greece, epistemic logic is a much more recent development with applications in many fields …   Wikipedia

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  • Epistemic modality — is a sub type of linguistic modality that deals with a speaker s evaluation/judgment of, degree of confidence in, or belief of the knowledge upon which a proposition is based. In other words, epistemic modality refers to the way speakers… …   Wikipedia

  • Epistemic advantage — is a term used within feminist theory when attempting to acquire knowledge from the individual lives and experiences of different women. The term is used to describe the ways in which women, and other minority groups, are able to have a much… …   Wikipedia

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