Traditional epistemology focuses on propositional knowledge, which is knowledge of facts or statements. There are other types of knowledge, including procedural knowledge and knowledge by acquaintance.

Epistemology is the study of knowledge and its associated concepts, such as truth and justification. The discipline of epistemology uses many tools, including conceptual analysis, argumentation, and research.

Epistemology — the field within philosophy that focuses on questions pertaining to the nature and extent of human knowledge. Gettier case — a case, usually presented as a hypothetical scenario, that acts as a counterexample to the traditional account of knowledge as justified true belief. Statement — A declarative sentence that has a truth value, meaning that it must be either true or false. Knowledge by acquaintance — knowledge gained from direct contact with something and not mediated by inference.