gnoseology

noun

gno·​se·​ol·​o·​gy

variants or gnosiology

ˌnōsēˈäləjē,

-ōzē-

plural -es

: the philosophic theory of knowledge : inquiry into the basis, nature, validity, and limits of knowledge

gnoseology became coextensive with the whole of metaphysics

—C. A. Hart

Word History

Etymology

New Latin gnoseologia, from gnoseo- (from Greek gnōsis knowledge) + Latin -logia -logy

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