Epistemic vs Empirical - What's the difference?
epistemic | empirical |
Of or relating to knowledge or cognition; cognitive.
* 1981 , Martin Warner, “Review of Metaphor and Thought'' by Andrew Ortony”, ''The Modern Language Review , vol. 76, no. 2, p. 428,
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(rare) Of or relating to theory of knowledge (epistemology).
* 2000 , Timm Triplett, “Review of The Philosophy of Roderick M. Chisholm''”, ''The Philosophical Review , vol. 109, no. 3, p. 452,
Pertaining to or based on experience.
* H. Spencer
Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
(philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
As adjectives the difference between epistemic and empirical
is that epistemic is of or relating to knowledge or cognition; cognitive while empirical is pertaining to or based on experience.epistemic
English
Adjective
(-)- Metaphors provide epistemic access to the world via the articulation of new ideas at a stage when literal language cannot cope.
- Second, note the role of the respondent's epistemic state. It is a factor in determining the correct replies, but only when the propositum is irrelevant.
- Audi considers whether Chisholm might be able to incorporate into his epistemic system an internalist evidential grounding requirement.
Usage notes
Philosophers usually differentiate the meanings of “epistemic” and “epistemological”. They generally use “epistemic” in the sense “of or relating to knowledge or cognition” and use “epistemological” in the sense “of or relating to epistemology”. [citation needed]Derived terms
* epistemic logic * epistemicallyempirical
English
Adjective
(-)- The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.