Epistemological Concepts

3 words in this vocabulary list

adjective not capable of being demonstrated or proved

  • The theory remains indemonstrable due to lack of empirical evidence.
  • It's hard to prove because it's indemonstrable.
  • That idea is totally indemonstrable, dude.
  • Her love for him was indemonstrable, but evident in her actions.

noun a false or mistaken belief

  • The misbelief that vaccines cause autism has been debunked by numerous scientific studies.
  • There is a common misbelief that eating carrots will improve your eyesight.
  • Don't fall for the misbelief that you can get rich quick with that scheme.
  • Her misbelief in her own abilities held her back from pursuing her dreams.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'epistemic trespassing'

  • Epistemic trespassing occurs when individuals make claims or assertions outside their area of expertise.
  • It's like when someone acts like they know everything about a topic they have no knowledge of - that's epistemic trespassing.
  • People who think they're experts on everything are just straight up epistemic trespassers.
  • Just because you watched a documentary doesn't mean you can go around epistemically trespassing on every subject.