CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -epistemology, the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge. The term is derived from the Greek epistēmē (“knowledge”) and logos (“reason”), and accordingly the field is sometimes referred to as the theory of knowledge.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nearly all debates in epistemology are in some way related to knowledge. Most generally, “knowledge” is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, which might include facts (propositional knowledge), skills (procedural knowledge), or objects (acquaintance knowledge).

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, my belief that the time is 11:56 is justified because it’s based on the clock, but it’s true because I happened to walk by at just the right moment. So, we might insist that to constitute knowledge, a belief must be both true and justified, and its truth and justification must be connected somehow.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle divides knowledge into three types, i.e. Episteme, Techne and Phronesis. Episteme means scientific knowledge, Techne means knowledge of craft and Phronesis means ethical knowledge.

Detailed explanation-5: -Epistemic knowledge refers to an understanding of the constructs and defining features of science and how these can be used to justify scientific claims. All of these three kinds of knowledge are required for a person to achieve the competencies for scientific literacy.