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  2. Outline of epistemology - Wikipedia

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    Epistemology (aka theory of knowledge) – branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. [1] The term was introduced into English by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864). [2] Epistemology asks questions such as: "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", and "What do people know?"

  3. Power-knowledge - Wikipedia

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    In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (French: le savoir-pouvoir). According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. [ 1 ]

  4. Epistemology - Wikipedia

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    Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge.Also called theory of knowledge, it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowledge in the form of skills, and knowledge by acquaintance as a familiarity through experience.

  5. Portal:History - Wikipedia

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    History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyse past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect ...

  6. Social epistemology - Wikipedia

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    Goldman’s ‘’Knowledge in a Social World’’ came out in 1999. Goldman advocates for a type of epistemology which is sometimes called “veritistic epistemology” because of its large emphasis on truth. [9] This type of epistemology is sometimes seen to side with “essentialism” as opposed to “multiculturalism”. [9]

  7. History - Wikipedia

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    History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [1] is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. [2] [3] History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyse past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Relapse for a heroin addict is no mere setback. It can be deadly. A sober addict leaves a treatment program with the physical cravings still strong but his tolerance gone. Shooting the same amount of heroin the addict was used to before treatment can more easily lead to a fatal overdose.

  9. Sociology of knowledge - Wikipedia

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    According to him, knowledge is a form of power and can conversely be used against individuals as a form of power. [15] As a result, knowledge is socially constructed. [16] He argues that knowledge forms discourses, which, in turn, form the dominant ideological ways of thinking that govern human lives. [17]

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