Erkenntnis Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Erkenntnis" is used as noun with the meaning of "knowledge", "insight" or "understanding".

Essential properties of "Erkenntnis"

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It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

Definition: "Knowledge or understanding acquired through experience or study."
Translation(s): knowledge, insight, understanding, realization
Synonym(s): Einsicht, Wissen, Verständnis
Related word(s): Erkennen, Erkenntnistheorie, Erkenntnisgewinn

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Die Erkenntnis der Wahrheit kann ein langer Prozess sein.The realization of the truth can be a long process.
Durch intensive Forschung gewannen die Wissenschaftler neue Erkenntnisse.Through intensive research, scientists gained new insights.
Seine plötzliche Erkenntnis veränderte seine gesamte Sichtweise.His sudden realization changed his entire perspective.

Definition: "Discovery or revelation of a previously unknown truth or fact."
Translation(s): discovery, revelation, insight, realization
Synonym(s): Entdeckung, Offenbarung, Erleuchtung
Related word(s): Aha-Erlebnis, Erkenntnisgewinn, Erkenntnisprozess

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Diese Erkenntnis war bahnbrechend für die moderne Physik.This discovery was groundbreaking for modern physics.
Die Erkenntnis ihrer Fehler führte zu einer Verhaltensänderung.The realization of her mistakes led to a change in behavior.
Mit jeder neuen Erkenntnis wuchs sein Verständnis für die Komplexität des Problems.With every new insight, his understanding of the problem's complexity grew.

Definition: "In philosophy, the process or result of obtaining knowledge through reasoning or experience."
Translation(s): cognition, epistemology, knowledge, insight
Synonym(s): Kognition, Erkenntnistheorie
Related word(s): Erkenntnisphilosophie, Erkenntniskritik, Erkenntnismethode

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Die philosophische Erkenntnis beschäftigt sich mit den Grundlagen des Wissens.Philosophical cognition deals with the foundations of knowledge.
Kant untersuchte die Grenzen menschlicher Erkenntnis in seiner Kritik der reinen Vernunft.Kant examined the limits of human cognition in his Critique of Pure Reason.
Die Erkenntnis als philosophischer Begriff wurde von vielen Denkern unterschiedlich interpretiert.Cognition as a philosophical term was interpreted differently by many thinkers.