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Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge that focuses on evaluating the norms, justification, and rational foundations of beliefs {fact:4, fact:6, fact:7}. It investigates how beliefs are acquired {fact:9, fact:10}, their relationship to sensory evidence [1], and whether their justification stems from internal or external conditions [2].
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Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 7 facts
claimPsychology and cognitive sociology study the beliefs people actually have and how they acquire them, whereas epistemology examines the evaluative norms of these processes.
claimDecision theory and epistemology both investigate the foundations of rational thought and the role of beliefs, though decision theory focuses more on the practical side of how beliefs are translated into action.
claimPsychology describes what beliefs people have and how they acquire them, whereas the focus of epistemology is on evaluating beliefs to judge whether they are justified and rational.
claimIn epistemology, beliefs are often understood as subjective attitudes that affirm or deny a proposition, which can be expressed in a declarative sentence.
claimEpistemology explores how people should acquire beliefs and evaluates which beliefs or forms of belief acquisition meet the standards or epistemic goals of knowledge.
claimIn epistemology, justification is defined as a property of beliefs that adhere to specific norms regarding what a person should believe.
claimEpistemology is closely related to psychology, which infers the beliefs people hold from their words and actions, while epistemology studies the norms governing the evaluation of beliefs.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimMany epistemologists investigate accounts of the epistemic support relation that allow for beliefs to be well-supported by sensory evidence even if they are not strictly derivable from that evidence.
claimWillard Van Orman Quine proposed that epistemology should be treated as a chapter of psychology and natural science, focusing on the psychological processes that transform sensory stimulations into beliefs about the world.
What Is Epistemology? Pt. 3: The Nature of Justification and Belief philosimplicity.com 1 fact
claimThe Internal-External (IE) debate is a major contemporary debate in epistemology concerning whether justification for beliefs comes from internal mental states or external conditions.