Episteme
"Episteme" is a philosophical term derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐπιστήμη "epistēmē", which can refer to knowledge, science or understanding, and which comes from the verb , meaning "to know, to understand, or to be acquainted with".
Episteme
Whereas Kuhn's "paradigm" is an all-encompassing collection of beliefs and assumptions that result in the organization of scientific worldviews and practices, Foucault's "episteme" is not merely confined to science but to a wider range of discourse (all of science itself would fall under the "episteme" of the epoch).