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Erkenntnisfähigkeit

capacity for knowledge, cognitive ability

noun er-KENT-nis-fae-ig-kait Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Erkenntnisfähigkeit is the philosophical term for the human capacity to acquire knowledge through reason and experience. It is used in epistemology and cognitive philosophy: die Grenzen der Erkenntnisfähigkeit = the limits of cognitive capacity.

Examples

"Kants Philosophie fragt nach den Grenzen der menschlichen Erkenntnisfähigkeit."

Natural Translation

Kant's philosophy asks about the limits of human cognitive capacity.

Literal Translation

Kant's philosophy asks about the limits of-the human cognition-capacity.

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