epistemilist

Epistemilist is a term occasionally used to denote a person who studies, espouses, or foregrounds epistemology—the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge, belief, and justification. The label is not widely used in formal dictionaries and is generally considered a neologism or informal coinage. In most contexts, epistemologist remains the standard term for a scholar of epistemology.

The word is typically encountered in online philosophy discussions, introductory overviews, or attempts to differentiate a practical emphasis on knowledge questions from broader philosophical work.

Etymology: derived from epistēmē (knowledge) + -logy (study of) with the agent noun suffix -ist.

Related terms and distinctions: Epistemicist, which refers to a separate view about the limits of knowability; epistemologist, the conventional label for scholars in this field.

As of now, there is no widely recognized canonical definition of epistemilist; it should be used with clarification to avoid confusion with the more established term epistemologist.

See also: Epistemology, Epistemologist, Epistemicist, Skepticism, Justified true belief.