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Example Question #1 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Nineteenth Century Nonfiction And Philosophy
Epistemology refers to the specific philosophical investigation of __________.
Possible Answers:
the problem of human existence
the theory of knowledge
the phenomenology of ideas
the issue of rationality
the form of logic
Correct answer:
the theory of knowledge
Explanation:
Epistemology, which is a specific form of philosophy, is devoted to the nature of thinking itself, or the theory of knowledge. As such, epistemology deals with questions regarding how people know what they know or acquire knowledge. The field is remarkably new in the history of philosophy, only being coined by the Scottish thinker James Frederick Ferrier in the nineteenth century.
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