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Universal is a related term of epistemological.


As adjectives the difference between universal and epistemological

is that universal is of or pertaining to the universe while epistemological is of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.

As a noun universal

is (philosophy) a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

universal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the universe.
  • Common to all members of a group or class.
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  • Common to all society; world-wide
    • She achieved universal fame.
  • Cosmic; unlimited; vast; infinite
  • Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench .

    • Derived terms

    * universalise, universalize * universal quantifier

    Related terms

    * universe * university

    Antonyms

    * nonuniversal

    See also

    * (wikipedia "universal") * general * global

    External links

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1970, title=Speech acts, author=John R. Searle
    • , passage=We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals : e.g., to distinguish such expressions as "Everest" and "this chair" from "the number three", "the color red" and "drunkenness". citation

    See also

    * particular

    External links

    * * The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ----

    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