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epistemology

The origin and history of epistemology.

Etymology

The word is built from the Ancient Greek epistēmē, meaning science or knowledge, itself from epistamai, to know, joined to -logia, meaning the study of. The English term was coined by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier, who lived from 1808 to 1864.

Origin: Ancient Greek

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