epistemological

American  

[ih-pis-tuh-muh-loj-i-kuhl] / ɪˌpɪs tə məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. pertaining to epistemology, a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.

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epistemological British  

/ ɪˌpɪstɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

1. concerned with or arising from epistemology

2. (of a philosophical problem) requiring an account of how knowledge of the given subject could be obtained

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Other Word Forms

• epistemologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of epistemological

epistemolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

It made him an epistemological rival of Kirk’s.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025

In doing so, the group has introduced a new tool, the "dahliagram," to enable researchers to analyze and visualize a wide array of quantitative and qualitative knowledge from diverse disciplinary sources and epistemological backgrounds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The epistemological and ontological nihilism of the closed cube argument frankly implodes upon itself.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Majok, however, isn’t trying to blow our epistemological paradigms.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

This phrase, ‘immutable mobiles’, sums up neatly the epistemological paradox of the fact: facts can be moved around, transferred from one person to another, without being degraded, or so at least the story goes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton