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CONCLUSION
Epistemology is an essential part of philosophy. Any philosophical theory that leaves knowledge just impossible stands self-defeating. In this sense, the ultimate and the central philosophical problem is that of epistemology. Hence, the supreme significance of theory of knowledge.
Philosophers, both in the east and in the west have analysed the fundamental questions concerning knowledge. It is generally recognised that scepticism is untenable and problem of knowledge is capable of being solved. Though problem of knowledge in a more sophisticated form was explicitly formulated by Kant, it is an approach to knowledge that characterizes entire European philosophy. In India, there is no system of thought which has not contributed to the problem of knowledge. Indian philosophy is knowledge dominated. Both Nyāya and Jainism have advanced a comprehensive theory of knowledge and contributed significantly to the epistemological problems.
The nature of knowledge, the means of acquiring knowledge, criterion of truth and knowledge and consequent question of error are some of the problems concerning
