ontoepistemology

noun

A form of agential realism that is at once an epistemology (theory of knowing), an ontology (theory of being), and an ethics.

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Meanings

nounontoepistemology (countable and uncountable, plural ontoepistemologies)

plural ontoepistemologies

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA form of agential realism that is at once an epistemology (theory of knowing), an ontology (theory of being), and an ethics.

Origin

From onto- + epistemology, coined by Karen Barad.

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ontoepistemology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontoepistemology

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“ontoepistemology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontoepistemology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ontoepistemology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontoepistemology.

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