different between epistemologically vs epistemological

English

Etymology

epistemological +? -ly

Adverb

epistemologically (comparative more epistemologically, superlative most epistemologically)

1. In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
   • 1985, John Hardwig, "Epistemic Dependence," The Journal of Philosophy, vol. 82, no. 7, p. 337,

     The more epistemologically interesting cases are those in which expertise is involved.

2. In a manner that pertains to knowledge or cognition.
   • 1949, Edith Watson Schipper, "Independence: Epistemological and Physical," The Journal of Philosophy, vol. 46, no. 4, p. 101,

     It has been argued that because an object is epistemologically dependent on an observer, it is also physically dependent on that observer.

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English

Etymology

epistemology +? -ical

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?st?m??l?d???k?l/

Adjective

epistemological (comparative more epistemological, superlative most epistemological)

1. Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
   • 1898, E. A. Read, "Review of Vergleich der dogmatischen Systeme von R. A. Lipsius und A. Ritschl," The American Journal of Theology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 190,

     The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism.

   • 1991, Walt Wolfram, "The Linguistic Variable: Fact and Fantasy," American Speech, vol. 66, no. 1, p. 31,

     My conclusion dovetails with Fasold's conclusion, which is based on a quite different, more epistemological kind of argument.

2. Of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing, as a mental activity.
   • 1969, Sandra B. Rosenthal, "The 'World' of C. I. Lewis," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 590,

     The reality which thus emerges is the outcome of the epistemological process in which the mind conceptually structures a given content.

Usage notes

Many philosophers consider the standard sense of "epistemological" to be "of or pertaining to epistemology" and reserve the term "epistemic" for the sense "of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing."

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