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epistemic
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ep·i·ste·mic  (p-stmk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving knowledge; cognitive.

[From Greek epistm, knowledge; see epistemology.]

epi·stemi·cal·ly adv.

epistemic [ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk]
adj
1. (Philosophy) of or relating to knowledge or epistemology
2. (Philosophy / Logic) denoting the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of certain epistemological concepts, such as knowledge, certainty, and ignorance See also doxastic
[from Greek epistēmē knowledge]
epistemically  adv
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Adj.1.epistemic - of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal"
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epistemic
adj (Philos) → epistemisch (spec)


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That her reduction to an object of knowledge functions as a form of power whereby she is manipulated and sequestered--both epistemically and materially as a black female body--is not lost on Eva, and she actively resists.
The noumenal world is, however, epistemically inaccessible and beyond our conceptual reach, as Kant restricts our knowledge to the phenomenal world.
 
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