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gnoseology

gnoseology noun: the philosophical study of knowledge.

Noun

gnoseology (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The philosophical study of knowledge.
    • GNOSEOLOGY, GNOSOLOGY, GNOSTOLOGY, in Metaphysics, doctrine or system of cognition; theory of knowledge; used by Stirling to render Wissenschaftslehre (Fichte's).(mention only) 1877, Charles Porterfield Krauth, A Vocabulary of the Philosophical Scienceshttps://books.google.com/books?id=4leCKf5bCaQC&pg=PA682&dq=%22gnoseology%22
    • Like Wolff, he makes the theory of knowledge precede both speculative and practical philosophy, the former of which embraces metaphysics, although, just as Wolff did, he often hesitates whether this theory ought not to be combined with psychology. He [Baumgarten] applies to it the name "gnoseology."(mention only) 1892, Johann Eduard Erdmann, A History of Philosophyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=6uktAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239&dq=%22gnoseology%22
    Synonyms:
    epistemology

gnoseology meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

gnoseology in Tamil

அறிவீட்டவியல்

gnoseology in Vietnamese

scientific or philosophical study of knowledge
nhận thức luận

Synonyms of gnoseology

Forms of gnoseology

alternative formgnosiology

Origin of gnoseology

From gnosis + -ology. Cognates include German Gnoseologie, Bulgarian гносеология (gnoseologija), Czech gnozeologie, Finnish gnoseologia, French gnoséologie, Greek γνωσιολογία (gnosiología), Polish gnoseologia, Romanian gnoseologie, Russian гносеология (gnoseologija), Italian gnoseologia, Slovak gnozeológia, Spanish gnoseología, and Ukrainian гносеологія (hnoseolohija).

Questions about gnoseology

What does gnoseology mean?
Gnoseology means the philosophical study of knowledge.
What is gnoseology in Tamil?
Gnoseology in Tamil is அறிவீட்டவியல். See Gnoseology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gnoseology?
Gnoseology is a noun.

Words near gnoseology in the dictionary

  1. gnoseologic
  2. gnoseological
  3. gnoseologically
  4. gnoseologist
  5. gnoseologists
  6. gnoseology
  7. gnoses
  8. gnosiologic
  9. gnosiological
  10. gnosiologically
  11. gnosiology

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