- a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
"theory of knowledge," 1856, coined by Scot. philosopher James F. Ferrier (1808-64) from Gk. episteme "knowledge," from Ionic Gk. epistasthai "know how to do, understand," lit. "overstand," from epi- "over, near" + histasthai "to stand." The scientific (as opposed to philosophical) study of the roots and paths of knowledge is epistemics (1969).
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/epistemology)
"One of the central epistemological tenets of anthropology is cultural relativism—understanding other societies from within their own framework."
- Montgomery McFate, "Anthropology and Counterinsurgency: The Strange Story of their Curious Relationship", March - April 2005 Military Review
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