epistemologically

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”, in The Journal of Philosophy, volume 82, number 7, page 337:
      The more epistemologically interesting cases are those in which expertise is involved.
  2. (loosely) In a manner that pertains to knowledge or cognition.
    • 1949, Edith Watson Schipper, “Independence: Epistemological and Physical”, in The Journal of Philosophy, volume 46, number 4, page 101:
      It has been argued that because an object is epistemologically dependent on an observer, it is also physically dependent on that observer.
    Synonym: epistemically

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