epistemological
adjective
epis·te·mo·log·i·cal
i-ˌpi-stə-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
: of, relating to, or based on epistemology : relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge
the epistemological problem
Critical realists could learn a little epistemological humility from philosophical pragmatism, the understanding … that, beyond the scale of immediate, non-controversial truth-statements, knowledge is indeed highly partial and fallible …—
James D. Proctor
James D. ProctorAlthough epistemological and power differences between scientists and lay audiences remain, they can be offset through various kinds of collaboration.—Dawn J. Wright et al.
Dawn J. Wright et al.How do we know that our holy books are free from error? Because the books themselves say so. Epistemological black holes of this sort are fast draining the light from our world.—Sam Harris
Sam Harris
epistemologically
adverb
… only a handful of epistemologically privileged comrades and movie stars know the truth, and they are forever muzzled.
—New Republic
New Republic
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Educators’ suspicion of artificial intelligence is well-warranted because AI is an epistemological provocation wrapped in a tech advance.
—Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
Kennedy’s rise represents a growing epistemological rift in the country.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In the settler states, political lies, epistemological lies, social lies are easy to sell to a population whose presence and legitimacy depends on historical lies.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
And to save the world, without accessing the supernatural, seems to the religious Right to be a kind of fatal hubris that obscures an even deeper epistemological blindness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2010
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Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
Kennedy’s rise represents a growing epistemological rift in the country.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In the settler states, political lies, epistemological lies, social lies are easy to sell to a population whose presence and legitimacy depends on historical lies.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
And to save the world, without accessing the supernatural, seems to the religious Right to be a kind of fatal hubris that obscures an even deeper epistemological blindness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2010
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“Epistemological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epistemological. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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