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Taxonomy vs Epistemological - What's the difference?

taxonomy | epistemological |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective epistemological is

of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    epistemological

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
  • * 1898 , E. A. Read, "Review of Vergleich der dogmatischen Systeme von R. A. Lipsius und A. Ritschl''," ''The American Journal of Theology , vol. 2, no. 1, p. 190,
    • The epistemological position of Ritschl, in our author's exposition of it, is little more than idealistic rationalism.
  • * 1991 , Walt Wolfram, "The Linguistic Variable: Fact and Fantasy," American Speech , vol. 66, no. 1, p. 31,
    • My conclusion dovetails with Fasold's conclusion, which is based on a quite different, more epistemological kind of argument.
  • Of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing, as a mental activity.
  • * 1969 , Sandra B. Rosenthal, "The 'World' of C. I. Lewis," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research , vol. 29, no. 4, p. 590,
    • The reality which thus emerges is the outcome of the epistemological process in which the mind conceptually structures a given content.

    Usage notes

    Many philosophers consider the standard sense of "epistemological" to be "of or pertaining to epistemology" and reserve the term "epistemic" for the sense "of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing."

    Related terms

    * epistemic * epistemologically * epistemology