Epistemology
Epistemology
Epistemology ( from Greek ἐπιστήμη, epistēmē, meaning 'knowledge', and λόγος, logos, meaning 'logical discourse') is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.
Epistemology studies the nature of knowledge, justification, and the
rationality of belief. Much of the debate in epistemology centers on
four areas: (1) the philosophical analysis of the nature of knowledge and how it relates to such concepts as truth, belief, and justification, (2) various problems of skepticism,
(3) the sources and scope of knowledge and justified belief, and (4)
the criteria for knowledge and justification. Epistemology addresses
such questions as "What makes justified beliefs justified?", "What does it mean to say that we know something?"and fundamentally "How do we know that we know?"
The term 'Epistemology' was first used by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier in 1854.However, according to Brett Warren, King James VI of Scotland had previously personified this philosophical concept as the character Epistemon in 1591
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