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A 16 page paper. Epistemology is about knowledge and the meaning we attach to it. It can be very personal or it can be very general. This essay first provides a discourse on epistemology, including the types of knowledge that are most often recognized. This discussion, which comments on research, offers the foundation for the next section where epistemological issues with research are identified and discussed. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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including the types of knowledge that are most often recognized. This discussion, which comments on research, offers the foundation for the next section where epistemological issues with research are identified
and discussed. Epistemology Epistemology is the study of knowledge. More specifically, "it is the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge" (Heylighen, 2000). The goal is to determine
what is true and what is false (Heylighen, 2000). Although some authors offer a definitive definition of epistemologies. Niessen and colleagues (n.d.), for example, state that "epistemology is and always
has been characterized [sic] as information that has been rehearsed by individuals. . . . . epistemologies are seen as rather stable and a-contextual phenomena" (p. 3). This suggests that
epistemologies do not change, they are true knowledge regardless of context. This premise will be addressed later in this essay. There are four types of knowledge that are usually recognized:
* Intuitive knowledge which is based on feelings rather than on empirical facts. This type of knowledge would include things like faith, intuition and ones own beliefs (Department of Linguistics
& English Language, 2008). In research, this would include devising or creating a new idea that one wants to research (Department of Linguistics & English Language, 2008). * Authoritative knowledge
is more discreet because it is based on information that one gains or obtains from persons who are considered experts. This type is obtained through books, people and other sources
that are considered to be generated by experts. The strength or weakness of this type of knowledge is dependent upon the source one uses (Department of Linguistics & English Language,
2008). In research, this would include reviewing professional literature on the subject (Department of Linguistics & English Language, 2008). * Logical knowledge which is based on reasoning that follows a
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