epistemologically

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Etymology

From epistemological +‎ -ly.

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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.
    Synonym: epistemically
    • 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.

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