Epistemic
adjective
Related to knowledge or the degree of its validation.
There are several epistemic challenges that exist in the theory of evolution.
Often appears as...
- epistemic certainty
- epistemic status
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Pertains to the study or theory of knowledge and the methods of achieving it.
Epistemology is the epistemic investigation of knowledge itself.
Often appears as...
- epistemic theory
- epistemic philosophy
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Related to knowledge or the degree of its validation.
There are several epistemic challenges that exist in the theory of evolution.
Often appears as...
- epistemic certainty
- epistemic status
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Pertains to the study or theory of knowledge and the methods of achieving it.
Epistemology is the epistemic investigation of knowledge itself.
Often appears as...
- epistemic theory
- epistemic philosophy
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Validation Context
Use 'epistemic' to discuss how knowledge is tested or supported, often in scientific or philosophical debates.
The epistemic foundation of her argument was unquestionable.
Pro Tip 2/3Intellectual Discussions
Best suited for formal, academic settings where knowledge and intellect are being analyzed.
His epistemic approach to the problem was highly sophisticated.
Pro Tip 3/3Certainty and Doubt
Expresses degrees of certainty about information, suggesting that something can be known or estimated.
Epistemic uncertainty in climate models affects projections.
Pro Tip 1/3Validation Context
Use 'epistemic' to discuss how knowledge is tested or supported, often in scientific or philosophical debates.
The epistemic foundation of her argument was unquestionable.
Pro Tip 2/3Intellectual Discussions
Best suited for formal, academic settings where knowledge and intellect are being analyzed.
His epistemic approach to the problem was highly sophisticated.
Pro Tip 3/3Certainty and Doubt
Expresses degrees of certainty about information, suggesting that something can be known or estimated.
Epistemic uncertainty in climate models affects projections.
Pro Tip 1/3Validation Context
Use 'epistemic' to discuss how knowledge is tested or supported, often in scientific or philosophical debates.
The epistemic foundation of her argument was unquestionable.
Pro Tip 2/3Intellectual Discussions
Best suited for formal, academic settings where knowledge and intellect are being analyzed.
His epistemic approach to the problem was highly sophisticated.
Pro Tip 3/3Certainty and Doubt
Expresses degrees of certainty about information, suggesting that something can be known or estimated.
Epistemic uncertainty in climate models affects projections.
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How to see past your own...
that what you want and what's true are different things. Which brings me to the third thing that I think we need to do if we want to accept that we live in a common reality. That third thing have a little humility. By humility here, I mean epistemic humility,
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How do we reason for a...
become sure but what I think is less often noticed is that we are not just divided over our moral values we're actually also divided over our epistemic values over our very principles of
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How to see past your own...
that what you want and what's true are different things. Which brings me to the third thing that I think we need to do if we want to accept that we live in a common reality. That third thing have a little humility. By humility here, I mean epistemic humility,
Video examples
How do we reason for a...
become sure but what I think is less often noticed is that we are not just divided over our moral values we're actually also divided over our epistemic values over our very principles of
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Quote examples
Angus Deaton
British Economist
I argue that experiments have no special ability to produce more credible knowledge than other methods, and that actual experiments are frequently subject to practical problems that undermine any claims to statistical or epistemic superiority.
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Daniel Dennett
American Philosopher
In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us.
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Daniel Dennett
American Philosopher
Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct.
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Angus Deaton
British Economist
I argue that experiments have no special ability to produce more credible knowledge than other methods, and that actual experiments are frequently subject to practical problems that undermine any claims to statistical or epistemic superiority.
Quote examples
Daniel Dennett
American Philosopher
In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us.
Quote examples
Daniel Dennett
American Philosopher
Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct.
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