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The act of questioning how we know things

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Epistemology

/ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi/ · noun

"The study of how we know what we know."

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Axiom

/ˈæksɪəm/ · noun

"A truth so basic it doesn't need proving."

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Empirical

/ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/ · adjective

"Based on what can be observed and tested, not theory."

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Heuristic

/hjʊˈrɪstɪk/ · adjective / noun

"A mental shortcut that's usually right."

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Ontology

/ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ · noun

"The branch of philosophy that asks: what actually exists?"

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Dialectic

/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ · noun

"The tension between opposites that produces truth."

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