Epistemology

Initially I had decided to write this paper on Aristotle’s epistemic belief system; however, I will be honest, I did not enjoy reading the sources I had picked out, nor did I have an easy time even knowing where to start, so I decided to change it up a little bit. I then decided to narrow it down to his views on memory and his virtue epistemology, but when it came time to write on his virtue epistemology I couldn’t find what I wanted because most of the time scholars would not write enough on it for me, so I went back to the drawing board. I wanted to keep Aristotle in it because his ideologies are so influential, even still today, and so I ended up landing on memory. In this paper I will be looking at Aristotle and Plato’s beliefs on memory. I will not be comparing them, but doing a mini study on them individually, seeking to discover their beliefs on the…

College of Nursing October 9, 2015 Discussion Question 2 The word epistemology itself comes from two Greek words ?Episteme? meaning knowledge or understanding and ?Logia? meaning science or study. In a philosophical context, epistemology is the ?study of knowledge and justified belief,? examples of philosophical questions are: What are the necessary and sufficient conditions of knowledge? What are its sources? What is its structure, and what are its limits? To justify a belief, examples of…

Epistemology, the question of “how do we know what we know?” that has plagued philosophers since Socrates himself. The problem at hand seems to be that we can not be certain of where our knowledge originates. Over the centuries of human thought, many have tried to tackle such a question. To this day, however, there is no sufficient answer at all. The two major schools of thought I am looking at are empiricism and rationalism, both attempts to answer such a complex question that couldn’t quite…

Epistemology has been questioned by thinkers, investigated by scientists, studied by theologians, and discussed by prominent philosophers. The concept closely intertwines with human life because it encompasses the attainment of truth or knowledge. What is right or wrong and one’s idea of morals are perceived from different viewpoints - whether through the senses, personal experiences, or otherwise – but are reflected in one’s lifestyle. The epistemological threads that are seen in philosophy,…

belief and what is knowledge’s nature and scope is well defined by the philosophical stance of “naturalized epistemology” in that knowledge comes from the empirical sciences though it’s application of theory, methods and results. Knowledge comes from proving things. This is different from the classical foundationalism which asserts the need to basic belief from which other beliefs can be built on. This essay will discuss the distinctiveness of naturalized epistemology, then how it differs from…

Knowledge in Absolutist Epistemology As well as showing through the principle of the many and the principle of incompleteness that there are valid ways of gaining knowledge apart from the dominant sciences, a key strength to the relativist argument is its ability to consider subjugated knowledges. According to the standard view of knowledge, different ways of knowing are part of a continuous and unitary epistemological tradition. However, instead of being equally considered knowledge is…

Epicurean Epistemology In this paper, I am going to explain and give my opinions on Epicurean epistemology. The main points that I will touch upon in this paper will be the Epicurean belief that all sense are one-hundred percent true and the three criteria of truth given by Epicurean epistemologist. Overall, I feel as though the Epicureans do a good job supporting their arguments, and I do think that what they are saying makes a lot of sense. After I explain the arguments given for their…

Methodology Epistemology and Ontology The research will be based on the paradigm of scientific realism, according to which the only reliable means of achieving knowledge about the world is scientific research, the result of which is interpreted with the help of scientific theories. This approach will explain the causal relationship between ineffectiveness of rehabilitative justice and possible causes of it. Epistemology in the research is positivism. Crowther-Dowey and Fussey (2013, p.40) claim…

Propositional epistemology is field of study in philosophy that deals with theories of knowledge. Traditionally, epistemology consisted of the idea that if one was to have knowledge, one must have a justified true belief. This was held to be the case until Edmund Gettier wrote a paper titled “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?” challenging the traditional account of knowledge. This was one of the first times that epistemic norms had been challenged. A more recent criticism of propositional…

Epistemology is the theory of knowledge which aims to answer the question “How do we know?” In epistemology, we study nature, source, limits and validity of all knowledge. More specifically, epistemology considers the question “What is Knowledge?” and how does one obtain knowledge. Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of specific aspects of truth, belief and justification. Knowledge acquisition can be obtained through epistemology through a rationalism or empiricism approach. I will…