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Epistemology is the main branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called the theory of knowledge, it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowledge in the form of skills, and knowledge by acquaintance as a familiarity through experience. Epistemologists study the concepts of belief, truth, and justification to understand the nature of knowledge. To discover how knowledge arises, they investigate sources of justification, such as perception, introspection, memory, reason, and testimony.

Epistemology - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philosophical study of knowledge "Theory of knowledge" redirects here. For other uses, see Theory of knowledge (disambiguation) . "Epistemic" redirects here. For the alternative name for cognitive science, see Epistemics . For the Keep of Kalessin album, see Epistemology (album) . Not to be confused with Epidemiology . Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge . Also called the theory of knowledge , it explores different types of knowledge, such as proposition

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