epistemology - Concepts

Explore concepts tagged with "epistemology"

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Concepts

Cogito Ergo Sum - Descartes' foundational philosophical proposition meaning 'I think, therefore I am,' establishing the certainty of one's own existence through the act of thinking.
Consilience - When evidence from multiple independent sources converges to support the same conclusion.
Map is Not the Territory - Models and representations of reality are not reality itself.
Rationalism - The philosophical view that reason is the primary source of knowledge and truth.
Ultracrepidarianism - Giving opinions on matters beyond one's knowledge or expertise.