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= Dichotomy =

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   An example of a dichotomy is the partition of a scene into [|figure and ground] – the letters are foreground or figure; the rest is the background. A **dichotomy** is any splitting of a whole into exactly two non-overlapping parts, meaning it is a procedure in which a whole is divided into two parts, or in half. It is a [|partition] of a whole (or a set) into two parts (subsets) that are:
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 * [|jointly exhaustive] : everything must belong to one part or the other, and
 * [|mutually exclusive] : nothing can belong simultaneously to both parts.

=<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Epistemology = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia //For other uses of Epistemology and Theory of knowledge, see [|Epistemology (disambiguation)] //

**Epistemology** (  [|pronunciation] (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|help] ·<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"> ) ) (from <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|Greek] //<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3366bb; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">[|ἐπιστήμη] (epistēmē)//, meaning "knowledge, science", and//<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3366bb; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">[|λόγος] (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|logos] )//, meaning "study of") is the branch of<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|philosophy] concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|knowledge] .<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|[1]] It addresses the questions:
 * ~ **<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Philosophy] ** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Philbar.png/158px-Philbar.png width="158" height="56"]] (//<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Plato], <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Confucius] , <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Avicenna] //) ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Branches] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Eras] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Traditions] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Philosophers] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Literature] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd699; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: #aaaaaa; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #aaaaaa; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; font-size: 11px; height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em; position: relative; text-align: center;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Lists] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; position: absolute; right: 3px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">[|[show]] ** ||
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|Portal] ||
 * > <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; color: #0645ad; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|v] **·** <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; color: #0645ad; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|d] **·** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|e]   ||
 * > <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; color: #0645ad; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|v] **·** <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; color: #0645ad; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|d] **·** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px !important; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[|e]   ||
 * <span style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding: 0px;">What is knowledge?
 * <span style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding: 0px;">How is knowledge acquired?
 * <span style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding: 0px;">How do we know what we know?

=Paradigm: a basic orientation to theory and research which include basic assumptions.=