− | L'epistemologia (dal greco ἐπιστήμη, epistème, "conoscenza certa" ossia "scienza", e λόγος, logos, "discorso") è quella branca della filosofia che si occupa delle condizioni alle quali si può avere conoscenza scientifica e dei metodi per raggiungere tale conoscenza.<ref>The term is believed to have been coined by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier in his ''Institutes of Metaphysic'' (p.46), of 1854; si veda Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ''[https://www.iep.utm.edu/ferrier/ James Frederick Ferrier (1808—1864)]''. [[:wikipedia:James Frederick Ferrier|Wikipedia]]</ref> The term specifically indicates that part of gnoseology which studies the foundations, validity and limits of scientific knowledge. In English-speaking countries, the concept of epistemology is instead mainly used as a synonym for gnoseology or knowledge theory — the discipline that deals with the study of knowledge. | + | L'epistemologia (dal greco ἐπιστήμη, epistème, "conoscenza certa" ossia "scienza", e λόγος, logos, "discorso") è quella branca della filosofia che si occupa delle condizioni alle quali si può avere conoscenza scientifica e dei metodi per raggiungere tale conoscenza.<ref>The term is believed to have been coined by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier in his ''Institutes of Metaphysic'' (p.46), of 1854; si veda Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ''[https://www.iep.utm.edu/ferrier/ James Frederick Ferrier (1808—1864)]''. [[:wikipedia:James Frederick Ferrier|Wikipedia]]</ref> Il termine indica specificamente quella parte della gnoseologia che studia i fondamenti, la validità e i limiti della conoscenza scientifica. |
| Incidentally, the basic problem of epistemology today, as in Hume’s time, remains that of verifiability.<ref>[[:wikipedia:David Hume|David Hume]] (Edimburgo, 7 maggio 1711 – Edimburgo, 25 agosto 1776) was a Scottish philosopher. He is considered the third and perhaps the most radical of the British Empiricists, after the Englishman John Locke and the Anglo-Irish George Berkeley.</ref><ref>{{cita libro | | Incidentally, the basic problem of epistemology today, as in Hume’s time, remains that of verifiability.<ref>[[:wikipedia:David Hume|David Hume]] (Edimburgo, 7 maggio 1711 – Edimburgo, 25 agosto 1776) was a Scottish philosopher. He is considered the third and perhaps the most radical of the British Empiricists, after the Englishman John Locke and the Anglo-Irish George Berkeley.</ref><ref>{{cita libro |