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Eddie Chauncy: WHAT ARE ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY? In philosophy, some things stick in your head, and some don't.

Eddie Chauncy: WHAT ARE ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY?

Many people have trouble understanding, and then remembering, what ontology and epistemology are. They don't seem to fall naturally into the head as memorable or useful concepts. Here is an attempt to make things a bit clearer, in the context of social psychology. This word comes from the greek: ontos = being, and logos = study - i.e. it is the study of being. Your 'ontology' is your answer to the question: 'What is reality? ' University of Roehampton Online. What on earth are Ontology and Epistemology? - The Performance Solution. What on earth are Ontology and Epistemology?

What on earth are Ontology and Epistemology? - The Performance Solution

Dr Sally Vanson I am an NLP Master Trainer, sit on the accreditation panel of ANLP, the Research Committee of ICF and am CEO of The Performance Solution where as well as training professional coaches to get accreditation through ICF, we have designed, developed and run the world’s first NLP based Masters’ degree. Our students are all practitioners and working with us is often their first foray into the unique jargon of the world of research. Social Psychology.