Epistemology. What is it, and why should you care?
Hello everyone, it has been a long time since I have posted on here. I have been quite busy. I have recently graduated from University with my BA in Biochemistry and Philosophy, and also started my career in Medical Research. I will soon start my Masters in Pharmacology, but back to the topic at hand. Epistemology, what in the world is it? Well, it is how we actually observe and interpret the world for our understanding. We all practice epistemology, even though we do not realize it. Most people will say something along the lines of "My philosophy is ...", or "How I see it is ...". Without realizing it you are practicing epistemology. Unfortunately, many of us are very poor practitioners. I say this because whenever we interpret data, we typically subjectivize the data observed, and interpret it to be what we want it to be, thus we have " My truth is ..." as a result. While I do not want to dismiss a personal experience being a guiding principle for peop
