epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
Platonic epistemology
epistemology developed by Plato and his followers
historical epistemology
study of the historical conditions of, and changes in, different kinds of knowledge
coherentism
two theories in epistemology which sees each belief as justified by how well it coheres with all the other beliefs held by an agent
epistemological pluralism
term used in philosophy, economics, and virtually any field of study to refer to different ways of knowing things, different epistemological methodologies for attaining a fuller description of a particular field
Grouped events
experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or concurrently that can be subsequently categorized
religious epistemology
approach to epistemological questions from a religious perspective
Applied epistemology
aspect of philosophy
foundationalism
theory in epistemology which sees some beliefs as being justified in terms of more basic beliefs, some of which are seen as being so basic so as to not require any further justification
constructivism
pedagogical theory that suggests that learners do not passively acquire knowledge through direct instruction
social epistemology
field of study in analytic philosophy
Bayesian epistemology
reasoning about degrees of beliefs using bayesian inference
virtue epistemology
philosophical approach
evolutionary epistemology
ambiguous term applied to several concepts
genetic epistemology
study of the origins of knowledge
formal epistemology
use of methods from decision theory, logic, probability theory and computability theory to model and reason about issues of epistemological interest
android epistemology
study of machines' capacity for knowledge
Feminist epistemology
examination of the study of knowledge from a feminist standpoint
Feminist epistemology
examination of the study of knowledge from a feminist standpoint