Knowledge
| Definition: |
The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country. |
| Notes: |
restrict to knowledge as an abstract or philosophical concept, as "transmission of knowledge"; do not use as coord for knowledge of specific subjects as "fuller use of our knowledge about children"; will figure largely in hist articles & hist contexts; "m |
| Also Called: |
Epistemology |
Knowledge Definitions and Terms
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