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Academic discourse is aimed at knowledge dissemination and delivering new information. Notwithstanding strict standards, formalization and neutrality of this kind of discourse, it deals with rhetoric and language personality. Other factors being substantial are the time of text creation, global events and tendencies. The changes are reflected by the key concepts. Considering Academic Discourse, the concept KNOWLEDGE is substantial. The examination of the lexical units comprising the concept KNOWLEDGE may illustrate the trends in knowledge understanding. The articles on Philosophy from Internet edition are chosen as the material of the study. The study reveals the most frequently used lexical units and their context. The compatibility of these units is also considered which demonstrates the understanding of the ways of acquiring knowledge, as well as the idea of the essence of knowledge as such.