[f. Gr. ἐπιστημο-, comb. form of ἐπιστήμη knowledge + -λογία discoursing (see -LOGY).] The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.
1856. Ferrier, Inst. Metaph., 48. This section of the science is properly termed the Epistemology…. It answers the general question, ‘What is Knowing and the Known?’ or more shortly, ‘What is Knowledge?’
1883. Athenæum, 20 Oct., 492/3. He divides his work into four sections, dealing with epistemology, ontology, anthropology, and ethics.
