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Meaning:

Noun:

  • specifically Ancient Greek philosophy techne|lang=en.
  • specifically Foucaultian philosophy The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
  • Scientific]] knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with {{term|empiricism|lang=en.

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