epistemology
US
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑːlədʒi/
UK
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/
Meaning
The branch of philosophy that examines knowledge, including what it is, how we gain it, and what makes it reliable.
दर्शनशास्त्र की वह शाखा जो ज्ञान की प्रकृति, उसके स्रोतों और किसी बात को जानने के आधारों का अध्ययन करती है।
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“The seminar introduced epistemology by asking how we know that a claim is true.”
“Her course in epistemology compares evidence-based knowledge with personal belief.”
“The researchers discussed the epistemological assumptions behind their study.”
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Not natural: Epistemology is the study of moral right and wrong.
Better: Ethics is the study of moral right and wrong.
Epistemology studies knowledge and knowing; ethics concerns moral principles and conduct.
Epistemology ज्ञान और जानने के आधारों का अध्ययन है; नैतिकता के सिद्धांतों का अध्ययन ethics कहलाता है।
Not natural: I am interested in epistemological.
Better: I am interested in epistemology.
Epistemology is the noun for the field; epistemological is an adjective that describes something related to it.
Epistemology इस विषय का संज्ञा-रूप है; epistemological विशेषण है, जो इससे जुड़ी किसी चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।
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Connect epistemology with “how we know”; distinguish it from ethics, which studies right and wrong.
Epistemology को “हम कैसे जानते हैं” से जोड़कर याद रखें; ethics से अलग रखें, जो सही-गलत का अध्ययन करती है।