epistemically

comparative more epistemically · superlative most epistemically

1. In an epistemic way, as:
   1. In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.
   2. usuallymore specificallyIn a way that pertains to metaknowledge and epistemology (awareness of the source, truth, and epistemologic grounding of knowledge).

      We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.

      2002, Sheryl Tuttle Ross, “Understanding Propaganda: The Epistemic Merit Model and Its Application to Art”, in Journal of Aesthetic Education, volume 36, number 1, page 23

      Synonyms: epistemologically