Posted on 02/19/2018 6:42:33 AM PST by left that other site
• Definition of epistemology
: the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
— epistemological
play \i-ˌpi-stə-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— epistemologically
play \i-ˌpi-stə-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— epistemologist
play \i-ˌpi-stə-ˈmä-lə-jist\ noun NEW! Time Traveler First Known Use: circa 1856
Recent Examples of epistemology from the Web
• Yet if authenticity and consistency are among Spayd’s virtues, her vices include obtuse logic, shoddy epistemology, and the sort of common-sense conventionalism that a public editor ought to be challenging rather than championing.
— will oremus, Slate Magazine, "How Liz Spayd is squandering the most important watchdog job in journalism.," 14 Apr. 2017
• Philosophers call the study of knowledge epistemology, and this approach to design is entirely epistemological.
— ian bogost, The Atlantic, "Why a Toaster Is a Design Triumph," 20 July 2017
• At what point did the Circle put a hiring freeze on anyone conversant with epistemology? Lampooning the simple-mindedness of utopian web clichés was arguably part of Mr. Eggers’s point, but much of that point is often muddled in the book.
— glenn kenny, New York Times, "Review: In ‘The Circle,’ Click Here if You Think You’re Being Watched," 27 Apr. 2017
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Origin and Etymology of epistemology
Greek epistēmē knowledge, from epistanai to understand, know, from epi- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
My Use of the Word, just a week ago on FR! :-)
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
MY ENTRY:
It is difficult to speak common sense to someone whose epistemology is so different from one's own!
I have noticed that Merriam-Webster, my source for WFTD, seems to quote almost exclusively from left-wing liberal source material when providing examples of a word’s usage.
It is obvious that they operate from a different epistemology than my own.
Sometimes I feel as though I am in The Twilight Zone.
But at least on FR, I’m not alone!
Epist on 'em!..................
LOL!
The NYT is not totally useless. It is quite useful when house-breaking puppies, for example!
Their epistemology leaves an unsatisfying taste in ones mouth which confuses rather than enlightens.
Indeed.
That is why arguing with a liberal is so pointless.
My epistemology is derived from a rigorous application of reason aimed at overcoming irrational anxieties. A progressive’s epistomology is the reverse. For the rationally challenged knowledge is derived from the domination of reason by the emotions of fear, anxiety, anger, and hatred.
Epistemologically, When Gitmo is full . . . America will be great again!
oh, and yes, you all may ‘borrow’ this witticism for your taglines!
Oh no you din’t!
But...epistemologically...those traitors LIKE Cuba!
Good One!
wuz hopin’ it’d be great!
While watching the Super Bowl, I polished off two six packs of beer; the rest of the night was epistemology.
In the pure left-wing epistemology
Mere facts are replaced by psychology
“How do you feel?”
And not “Is it real?”
No data, no truth, no apology
This favorite seems just perfect...
“Yeah there’s a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
I’m wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
I cannot decode, my whole life spins into a frenzy
Help I’m steppin’ into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon’s been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go, now that I’ve gone too far?”
Liberals never make any sense
Just more verses to their song-
Because all of their philosophy
Comes directly out of a bong
Their strange and convoluted
Epistemology is so confusing-
But it does has a saving grace
By being downright amusing
Such as saying guns kill people
SUVs make the Earth too warm-
That’s dynamite weed if they see
Inanimate object doing harm...
Gotta watch that beer, Pardner!
Yes...It’s like the Bizarro Planet!
You hit the nail on the head!
But, in today’s epistemology, the nail would be suing the hammer!
Indeed.
Thank you!
The Media’s self-serving epistemological navel-gazing of Trump’s success ignores that he is simply superb at ‘epistemoffogy …
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