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In philosophy, episteme (Ancient Greek: ἐπιστήμη, romanized: epistēmē, lit. 'science, knowledge'; French : épistème ) is knowledge or understanding. The term epistemology (the branch of philosophy concerning knowledge) is derived from episteme .
The word epistemology comes from the ancient Greek terms ἐπιστήμη (episteme, meaning knowledge or understanding) and λόγος (logos, meaning study of or reason), literally, the study of knowledge. The word was only coined in the 19th century to label this field and conceive it as a distinct branch of philosophy.
Pages in category "Concepts in ancient Greek epistemology" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Episteme; Epoché ...
The Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato often used episteme and techne interchangeably, much like Socrates. [6] This is because Plato was a student of Socrates and also wrote Socratic works. [ 10 ] Plato's works define techne as activities such as medicine, geometry , politics , music , shipbuilding , carpentry, and generalship. [ 6 ]
In Ancient Greek philosophy, Phronesis (Ancient Greek: φρόνησις, romanized: phrónēsis) is a type of wisdom or intelligence concerned with practical action. It implies both good judgment and excellence of character and habits. Classical works about this topic are still influential today.
Doxa (Ancient Greek: δόξα; from verb δοκεῖν, dokein, 'to appear, to seem, to think, to accept') [1] is a common belief or popular opinion. In classical rhetoric, doxa is contrasted with episteme ('knowledge').
Epistemology (from Greek ἐπιστήμη – episteme-, "knowledge, science" and λόγος, "logos") or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge. [1]
The term "gnosiology" (Modern Greek: γνωσιολογία) is used more commonly in Modern Greek than in English. As a philosophical concept, gnosiology broadly means the theory of knowledge, which in ancient Greek philosophy was perceived as a combination of sensory perception and intellect and then made into memory (called the mnemonic system