History of epistemology

The views of Greek philosophers

• Knowledge is the result of organizing the information perceived on the basis of inborn cognitive structures, or "categories".

• Knowledge is identified with models aiming to represent the reality in such a way as to maximally simplify problem-solving.

• Knowledge is an apprehension of necessary and universal principles.

• Knowledge is created from the very beginning by the subject of knowledge.

Knowledge is an ... of necessary and universal principles.

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Reflection-correspondence theory

• Knowledge is the result of reflection of external reality by means of sense organs and other observation instruments.

• Knowledge is built by subjects in such a way as to maximally contribute to their adaptation to the existing conditions.

• Knowledge is viewed as independent of any concrete individual.

• Knowledge is the result of organizing the information perceived on the basis of inborn cognitive structures, or "categories".

Knowledge is the result of reflection of external reality by means of ... ... and other observation instruments.

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Kantian synthesis of rationalism and empiricism

• Knowledge is an apprehension of necessary and universal principles.

• Knowledge is the result of organizing the information perceived on the basis of inborn cognitive structures, or "categories".

• Knowledge is created from the very beginning by the subject of knowledge.

• Knowledge is the result of reflection of external reality by means of sense organs and other observation instruments.

Knowledge is the result of organizing the information perceived on the basis of ... cognitive structures, or "categories".

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Pragmatic epistemology

• Knowledge is identified with models aiming to represent the reality in such a way as to maximally simplify problem-solving.

• Knowledge is viewed as independent of any concrete individual.

• Knowledge is built by subjects in such a way as to maximally contribute to their adaptation to the existing conditions.

• Knowledge is the result of reflection of external reality by means of sense organs and other observation instruments.

Knowledge is identified with ... aiming to represent the reality in such a way as to maximally simplify problem-solving.

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Constructivism

• Knowledge is an apprehension of necessary and universal principles.

• Knowledge is created from the very beginning by the subject of knowledge.

• Knowledge is identified with models aiming to represent the reality in such a way as to maximally simplify problem-solving.

• Knowledge is the result of organizing the information perceived on the basis of inborn cognitive structures, or "categories".

Knowledge is created from the very beginning by the ... of knowledge.

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