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malaise

(297,921 posts)
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:13 PM Mar 2019

''Epistemological terrorism''

What a great description of the non-stop confusion and lies spewed by the Con and the rest of the kakistocracy - just heard a guest on Chris Hayes with that.

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''Epistemological terrorism'' (Original Post) malaise Mar 2019 OP
Had to look it up....yep! spanone Mar 2019 #1
Part of my education malaise Mar 2019 #2
👍🏼 spanone Mar 2019 #3
Auntie Maxine is the best malaise Mar 2019 #4
Love her....she who takes shit from no one, especially him. spanone Mar 2019 #5
Love her too bdamomma Mar 2019 #7
She was first out of the gate malaise Mar 2019 #9
Which CPAC presenter got his subpoena as he exited the stage? malaise Mar 2019 #10
😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😳 spanone Mar 2019 #12
OMG, Trump has revived that field for many of us. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2019 #6
So true - philosophy was fun malaise Mar 2019 #8
It's my new phrase of the day. The_jackalope Mar 2019 #11
It is brilliant malaise Mar 2019 #13
It was Michelle Goldberg. Polly Hennessey Mar 2019 #14
Thanks malaise Mar 2019 #15

spanone

(142,052 posts)
1. Had to look it up....yep!
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:18 PM
Mar 2019

Epistemology (/ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi/ (About this soundlisten); from Greek, Modern ἐπιστήμη, epistēmē, meaning 'knowledge', and λόγος, logos, meaning 'logical discourse') is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.[1]

Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief. Much debate in epistemology centers on four areas: (1) the philosophical analysis of the nature of knowledge and how it relates to such concepts as truth, belief, and justification,[2][3] (2) various problems of skepticism, (3) the sources and scope of knowledge and justified belief, and (4) the criteria for knowledge and justification. Epistemology addresses such questions as: "What makes justified beliefs justified?",[4] "What does it mean to say that we know something?",[5] and fundamentally "How do we know that we know?"[6]

JohnnyLib2

(11,340 posts)
6. OMG, Trump has revived that field for many of us.
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:27 PM
Mar 2019


In college, it was "am I really here." Now it's "is he really the president?"

malaise

(297,921 posts)
8. So true - philosophy was fun
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:36 PM
Mar 2019

I was really impressed with the phrase - that's a keeper.

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