| Descriptor in English: | Knowledge |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Conocimiento |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Conhecimento |
| Descriptor in French: | Savoir |
| Entry term(s): |
Epistemology |
| Tree number(s): |
K01.468 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Annotation: | restrict to knowledge as an abstract or philosophical concept, as "transmission of knowledge"; do not use as coordinate for knowledge of specific subjects as "fuller use of our knowledge about children"; will figure largely in historical articles & historical contexts; "medical knowledge" is probably MEDICINE & not here |
| History Note: | 97 |
| DeCS UI: | 33182 |
| Descriptor UI: | D019359 |
| Date Established: | 1997/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1996/06/10 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/30 |
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HUMANITIES
Humanities [K01]Humanities
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Knowledge
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Epistemology
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| Concept UI |
M0028815 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Knowledge |
| Concept UI |
M0028814 |
| Preferred term | Epistemology |
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