epistemics

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noun

The epistemic factors or attributes (of something).

“Near-synonym: epistemic regime”

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epistemic regime
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Meanings

nounepistemics (uncountable)
  1. pluraluncountableThe epistemic factors or attributes (of something).

    This involves articulating epistemics as collective actions in the here and now through which answers to politicoepistemic questions are enacted in the workings of concepts expressing a variety of epistemicities.

    2022, Helen Verran, Towards Decolonising. A Translating World Philosophy
  2. pluraluncountableThe collective examination thereof; the body of knowledge and beliefs derived therefrom; synonym of epistemology.

    Near-synonym: epistemic regime

    Synonyms: epistemic regime

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe collective examination thereof; the body of knowledge and beliefs derived therefrom; synonym of epistemology.

Similar
epistemic regime
Also see
epistemic regimeepistemology

Origin

See epistemic, and compare physic : physics, mechanic : mechanics, and similar pairs.

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