Metaepistemological Literacy

The ability to reflect on the standards and frameworks used to evaluate knowledge claims. It involves understanding that epistemology itself has different schools (foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, etc.) and that criteria for “good knowledge” are not universal but historically and socially situated. Metaepistemological literacy helps one recognize when debates about knowledge are really about unstated assumptions.

Metaepistemological Literacy Example: “Her metaepistemological literacy revealed that the argument over ‘evidence’ was actually a clash between two epistemological traditions—one demanding randomized trials, the other valuing ethnographic depth.”

Metaepistemological Literacy by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 24, 2026