Epistemology
Understanding the World through the Study of Knowledge The study of knowledge, better known as epistemology, is the area of philosophy that investigates the nature, sources, limitations, and validity of knowledge. Epistemology was brought about during the time of the Enlightenment during the 17th-18th centuries by modern philosophers. Epistemology answers the question ‘How do we know’? It is concerned with how are minds are related to reality, and whether these relationships are valid or invalid. Epistemology is the explanation of how we think and is required in order to determine the true from the false. It is needed in order to obtain knowledge of the world around us. Epistemology can be explained through rationalism and imperialism. Rationalists explain the world through the mind. Rationalism can be defined as the theory of knowledge, which holds that the ultimate source of knowledge is reason. Rene Descartes, a French philosopher, was a rationalist. He is often called the father of modern philosophy because of his criticism of earlier philosophical truth. He became very interested in mathematics and incorporated this reasoning into other aspects of our thinking. As a rationalist, Descartes believed that whatever
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