Word of the Day and Thursday Bonus

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's Thursday, and that means two words for writing stupendous sentences to inspire and amaze us when you post them in the comments section. TaDaaa!

Epistemology

[i-ˌpi-stə-ˈmä-lə-jē]Part of speech: noun

• Any study relating to human thought or knowledge
• A branch of philosophy relating to the origin and nature of human knowledge

Examples of Epistemology in a sentence

• The study of epistemology can help us all discover how we came to know everything we know.
• Epistemology is one of philosophy's most meta pursuits—the knowledge of knowledge itself.

About Epistemology

The suffix -ology is common in English to describe fields of study, and in Ancient Greek it literally means "discourse." Thus, epistemology is literally a "discussion about knowledge."

Did you Know?

The first use of epistemology in English came from Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier.

Bonus Word

Foible

[fȯi-bəl]Part of speech: noun

Origin: old french, late 16th century

• A minor moral weakness
• a mistake in behavior
• the part on a blade between the center and the point

Examples of Foible in a sentence

• If it weren't for a few minor foibles, George would have made a great manager.
• I thought the date was going well, but some unknown foible of mine must have scared him off.

About Foible

Mary Shelley began writing the story of tragically obsessed Doctor Frankenstein and his monster when she was just 19, publishing it two years later at 21. What many don't know is that Mary Shelley also wrote what is considered the first modern post-apocalyptic novel, The Last Man, about a group of people struggling to survive in a world infected by plague.

Did you Know?

The foible of a blade is often its weakest point, just as a personal foible might be to an individual's personality

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Napoleon Solo's forté was his unwavering sense of right and justice, his foible was of course, the ladies... Illya's foibles were many...his love of cats, food and the never ending need to learn. In a way they could be looked upon as some of his strengths as well. The study of epistemology though was his most passionate pursuit. The knowledge he gained got he and is partner out of many's the tight squeeze. Between that and Napoleon 'flying by the seat of his pants' plans, the team of Solo and Kuryakin succeeded again and again.

They never thought the day would come that formula would fail them....

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Oooh

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

:D

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

So, question here...how much longer is the word of the day going to last?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I have no idea myself. Send a pm to glenna girl.

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Mr. Waverly made it his business to know as much about his agents as was humanly possible. He knew their past, present, fears, desires all their foibles. Waverly didn't pursue this knowledge as an epistemology study. This information was as essential to him as an UNCLE special was to his agents.