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lore | episteme |

As an adjective lore

is their.

As a noun episteme is

episteme (foucaultian philosophy).

lore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lore, from (etyl) '', German ''Lehre . See also (l).

Noun

  • all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
  • the lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  • * Milton
  • His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore .
  • The backstory created around a fictional universe.
  • (obsolete) workmanship
  • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * birdlore * booklore * catlore * doglore * faxlore * fishlore * folklore * photocopylore * woodlore * wortlore * xeroxlore

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
  • Derived terms
    * lored

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (lose)
  • * Spenser
  • Neither of them she found where she them lore .

    Anagrams

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    episteme

    English

    Alternative forms

    * *

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
  • (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) know-how; compare techne.
  • (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
  • * 1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault , pages 65{1} and 71{2} (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
  • {1} An 'episteme'''''' is the “underground” grid or network which allows thought to organize itself. Each historical period has its own ' episteme . It limits the totality of experience, knowledge and truth, and governs each science in one period.
    {2} Classical representation no longer needs a subject like royalty. It can only be made visible by its invisibility — by appearing in the mirror of representation'. The true subject is never to be found in the table — or painting — as a historical subject of life, labour and language. The classical '''episteme''' did not isolate a specific domain proper to man.
    '''Axiom''': In the classical '
    episteme
    the subject is bound to escape its own representation.

    Usage notes

    * (term) is not pronounced as “”.

    See also

    * agnoia * (wikipedia "episteme")

    References

    * “ episteme]” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989
    ??Deriving from (etyl) ; tagged ''Philos.
    ; defined in the general and Foucaultian senses only. * “ Episteme'' and ''Techne''” discussed in the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (first published Fri Apr 11, 2003; substantive revision Sun Oct 28, 2007; accessed Sun Sep 27, 2009)
    ??Article discusses the Ancient Greek usage only. ----