Knowledge Perspectivism

A philosophical framework holding that knowledge is always from a perspective—that what we know depends on our epistemic situation, our conceptual framework, our cultural background, our personal standpoint. Knowledge perspectivism rejects the idea of a view from nowhere. A scientist knows through instruments and theories; an artist knows through intuition and craft; a historian knows through documents and interpretation. Perspectivism doesn't make knowledge subjective; it recognizes that each perspective reveals genuine aspects of reality and that objectivity is achieved from perspectives, not from nowhere.

Example: "His knowledge perspectivism meant he could hold together scientific knowledge and indigenous knowledge—not as competitors, but as knowledge from different perspectives, each valid in its domain."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Knowledge Multiperspectivism

A philosophical framework holding that genuine understanding requires multiple, irreducible knowledge perspectives—that no single way of knowing captures the fullness of reality and that different ways of knowing are complementary. Knowledge multiperspectivism rejects the reduction of knowledge to any one form (e.g., scientific) and insists that experiential, traditional, artistic, practical, and spiritual knowledge each reveal dimensions that others miss. This framework demands that we cultivate epistemic pluralism, recognizing that the richness of reality exceeds any single epistemic framework.

Example: "Her knowledge multiperspectivism meant she drew on scientific data, indigenous knowledge, personal experience, and artistic expression in her research—not because she was undisciplined, but because each way of knowing revealed something the others couldn't access."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

discount knowledge

Education obtained at a community college, trade school, vocational college, or junior college.

As heard in the Rodney Atkins song "These Are My People":

"Got some discount knowledge at the junior college where we majored in beer and girls"

Four years of college wasn't for us, so we opted for the discount knowledge!

by Pimpala03 April 8, 2009

bro-knowledge

a typical situation in which a person is talking in the presence of friends and says something unaware of what they said has more behind it, which is then verified by a silent stare and nod by your buds

dave: so listen guys this chloe girl says shes single and has been for a while and would like to meet up sometime

bob: uh huh (looks over to carl, and thinks the same chloe who had sex with matt two days ago)

carl: thats cool man ( looks over to dave and silently confirms using bro-knowledge )

by mcfriedness October 8, 2011

without knowledge in engineering

without having thought things through comme du monde

if you are going to build an electric chair in your basement, please don't do so without knowledge in engineering!

by Sexydimma March 14, 2015

without knowledge in engineering

Building or constructing something without having thought it through comme du monde

If you try building something like an electronic chair in your basement, without knowledge in engineering, just a friendly caveat : not only are you slicing the pineapple, the result may be Frankenstein

by Sexydimma May 15, 2016

without knowledge in engineering

Building or constructing something without having thought it through comme du monde

If you try building something like an electric chair in your basement, without knowledge in engineering, just a friendly caveat : not only are you slicing the pineapple, the result may be Frankenstein

by Sexydimma August 1, 2016