Epistemology Flashcards

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A posteriori knowledge

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Knowledge grounded in, or derived from, experience

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A priori knowledge

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Knowledge that is gained independently, or prior to, experience

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Coherence theory of truth

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The theory that statements are true or false insofar as they cohere with a body of accepted propositions

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Constructivism

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The theory that knowledge is constructed by the mind out of data given by sense experience

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