epistemic

Thân thiện

The philosopher considered the epistemic nature of the ancient text.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to knowledge or the theory of knowledge (epistemology): The word "epistemic" describes anything that concerns the nature, scope, and validity of knowledge. It is a central term in philosophy.
   • Expressing or marking a degree of knowledge or certainty: In linguistics, particularly when discussing modal verbs, "epistemic" refers to the speaker's judgment about the truth or likelihood of a proposition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The philosopher raised an important epistemic question about how we can be certain of our sensory experiences.
  • In the sentence "She must be at home," the word "must" is used with an epistemic meaning, indicating the speaker's deduction, not an obligation.

Advanced Usage

• "Epistemic modality": A linguistic concept referring to the use of modal verbs (like , , , ) to express the speaker's degree of certainty or confidence in a statement.
  • The difference between "He might be late" and "He is late" is one of epistemic modality.
• "Epistemic virtue": A characteristic, such as intellectual honesty or open-mindedness, that aids in the acquisition of true beliefs and knowledge.
  • Intellectual humility is considered a key epistemic virtue.
• "Epistemic closure": A principle in epistemology stating that if a person knows one thing, and knows that this thing logically implies another, then they also know the second thing.
  • The debate over epistemic closure is highly technical.

Variants and Related Words

• Epistemology (n): The branch of philosophy that studies the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge.
  • She is writing her thesis in epistemology.
• Epistemically (adv): In a way that relates to knowledge or epistemology.
  • The two theories are epistemically equivalent.

Synonyms

• Cognitive: Related to the process of knowing, thinking, and understanding.
• Doxastic: Related to belief (a more specific philosophical term often contrasted with "epistemic," which relates to knowledge).

Related Phrases

• "Epistemic justification": The reason or evidence that makes a belief count as knowledge, not just a lucky guess.
  • For a belief to be knowledge, it requires epistemic justification.
• "Epistemic community": A network of professionals or experts with recognized knowledge and skill in a particular domain.
  • Climate scientists form a global epistemic community.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to epistemology
   • epistemic modal

Từ đồng nghĩa

• epistemological