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pistemology refers to a theory of knowledge concerned with its capacity and restrictions. Thus, questions of truth, belief, and justification are measured. A belief is a mental construct, an internal thought or memory. For a belief to be knowledge, it must be true and justified. Validating knowledge claims is difficult, and positivism holds that the paramount approach to determining truth is the scientific method. The logic of scientific inquiry is the same across all disciplines.
Scientific knowledge is testable and this validates its veracity. From this frame of reference, a priori knowledge, that which is obtained without empirical observation, does not exist. A priori knowledge is actually only a belief.
There are large sections of the cultural archive which therefore cannot be considered as knowledge. The scientific method can not apply to history or archeology, because it is impossible in these domains to construct experiments or to test theories. Information does not necessarily equate to knowledge.
“But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing? ” - Gregory Bateson
