Epistemology attempts to understand the justification of propositions and mythologies.
 Sources of justification might include perceptual experience (the evidence of the senses), reason, and authoritative testimony, among others
 Different interpretations of pragmatism variously emphasize: truth as the final outcome of ideal scientific inquiry and experimentation, truth as closely related to usefulness, experience as transacting with (instead of representing) nature, and human practices as the foundation of language

