[i-pis-tuh-mol-uh-jee] 
| a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. |
[i-pis-tuh-muh-loj-i-kuh
l] , adjective | e·pis·te·mol·o·gy (ĭ-pĭs'tə-mŏl'ə-jē) n. The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity. [Greek epistēmē, knowledge (from epistasthai, epistē-, to understand : epi-, epi- + histasthai, middle voice of histanai, to place, determine; see stā- in Indo-European roots) + -logy.] e·pis'te·mo·log'i·cal (-mə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., e·pis'te·mo·log'i·cal·ly adv., e·pis'te·mol'o·gist n. |
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