episteme
English
/ˌɛ.pɪˈstiː.mi/
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism (empiricism).
- (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) know-how; compare techne (techne).
- (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (knowledge, science).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐπιστήμη
Gloss
knowledge, science
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- epistocracy English
- epistemologie Dutch, Flemish
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- ἵστημι Ancient Greek
- epistemologia Portuguese
- eipistéimeolaíocht Irish
- epistemologji Albanian
- ეპისტემოლოგია Georgian
- epistemolojia Swahili
- epistemalaji Jamaican Creole