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More about oblivescence
Oblivescence dates from the late 19th century and is a later spelling of obliviscence, which dates from the late 18th century. The spelling oblivescence arose by influence of the far more common suffix -escence. The English noun is a derivative of the Latin verb 辞产濒墨惫颈蝉肠墨 鈥渢o forget,鈥� literally 鈥渢o wipe away, smooth over.鈥� The Latin verb is composed of the prefix ob- 鈥渁way, against鈥� and the same root as the adjective 濒脓惫颈蝉 鈥渟尘辞辞迟丑.鈥�
how is oblivescence used?
Would that our sins had built-in qualities of oblivescence such as our dreams have.
Even in reasoning, the gratifying confirmatory instance sticks in the mind, while the negative cases all go glimmering into oblivescence.
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epistemic
adjective
of or relating to knowledge or the conditions for acquiring it.
More about epistemic
The Greek noun 别辫颈蝉迟岣梞脓 鈥渟kill, knowledge, scientific knowledge, science鈥� is a derivative of the verb 别辫颈蝉迟谩苍补颈 鈥渢o know how (to do), believe (that), be acquainted with, know, know as a fact.鈥� The verb is composed of the prefix epi- 鈥渙n, over鈥� and 蝉迟谩苍补颈 鈥渢o stand.鈥� Various languages use different prefixes plus the verb to stand to express intellectual comprehension: in Greek one 鈥渟tands over鈥�; in German verstehen means literally 鈥渟tand before鈥欌��; and in English one “stands under.”
how is epistemic used?
Debates over epistemic principles sound abstract, but they have enormous practical repercussions. For instance, in order to decide policy matters (like what to put in our textbooks and what to teach in science classrooms) we need to decide on the facts.
The US is experiencing a deep epistemic breach, a split not just in what we value or want, but in who we trust, how we come to know things, and what we believe we know 鈥� what we believe exists, is true, has happened and is happening.