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Etymology
Etymology tree English epistemic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English epistemically From epistemic + -ally.
Meanings
- In an epistemic way, as: ▸ In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.
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(qualifier:more specifically, usually) In an epistemic way, as: ▸ In a way that pertains to metaknowledge and epistemology (awareness of the source, truth, and epistemologic grounding of knowledge).
We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.
2002, Sheryl Tuttle Ross, “Understanding Propaganda: The Epistemic Merit Model and Its Application to Art”, in Journal of Aesthetic Education, volume 36, number 1, page 23:
Forms
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| most epistemically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more epistemically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
epistemologist · epistemonical · epistemology · epistemic · episteme · epistemics · epistemological · epistemologically