It presents Epistemology: Its Meaning and Concept with important points that can be useful in understanding Epistemology as a branch of philosophy.

1. Epistemology:
Meaning and Concept
Unit-1 Epistemology and Basics of
Knowledge
BEd English Sem-II
CuS 2: Knowledge and Curriculum
Dr Rajnikant Dodiya
Asst.Professor, HMPIETR

2. • A brief concept of Philosophy
• Branches of Philosophy
• Epistemology as a branch of Philosophy
• Meaning and Concept of Epistemology
• Discussion and Questions
Points to be Discussed

3. What is Philosophy?
• Darshan Shastra (Sanskrit Word for Philosophy)
• Science of Knowledge
• Made of two Greek words – (1) Philia = to love (2) Sophia = wisdom =
“Love for Wisdom”
• Philosophy is the oldest science of the world through which we see or receive
the knowledge of reality.
• Philosophy is not merely a bookish knowledge, but the result of logical thinking
and contemplation.
• It is also a way of life.
• It is a search for truth and reality
• It is based on inquiry about life and existence
• It is an attempt to answer the ultimate question of life
• It is a conceptual rather than a practical activity
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4. Metaphysics
•Nature of
Reality
•Existence of
Human being
Epistemology
•Theory of
Knowledge
•Study of
Knowledge
Axiology
•Study of
Values in
human life
Branches of Philosophy
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5. Epistemology
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The Study of the nature of Knowledge and how it is attained and evaluated.
• Typical Epistemological Questions:
- What if knowledge and how does it differ from belief or
opinion?
- What is truth and how can we know if a statement is true?
- What are the sources of knowledge?

6. Epistemology: Terminology and Meaning
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- Derived from Greek word
‘episteme’ meaning “knowledge and understanding”
‘logos’ meaning “study of”
- It means the study of the nature, source and validity of
knowledge
- In education, it is curriculum and instruction or content and
method

7. Epistemology – Concept & Characteristics
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• An Explanation of How we think
• Philosophers called it the original philosophy
• Deals with production of knowledge as well as Skepticism
• Study of Knowledge - How to acquire knowledge
• Which are the means of knowledge/information
• It includes concepts, logical reasoning, thoughts, ideas,
memories, emotions and all mental things.
• It is concerned with how our mind is related to reality and
whether this relationship is valid or invalid.

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• Without Epistemology, we cannot think. By determining a proper
method of evaluation we determine the truth from false
• Our senses are valid and it is the only way to gain information about
the world. Reason is our only method of gaining knowledge and
acquiring understanding
• Logic is our method of maintaining consistency within our set of
knowledge.

9. IMP Questions
1) Define Epistemology in brief.
2) Elaborate the concept of Epistemology in
short.
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