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Blog 2) Epistemology

What is Epistemology? Well based on the Austin Cline 2019 it can be defined in the way we obtain knowledge. It Seams that Epistemology is based on two theories known as rationalism and empiricism. 

Rationalism revolves around the concept that gaining knowledge through reason. This could be obtained with research while Empiricism believes that knowledge is gained through experience. I believe that both are correct and unwittingly complement each other.

These theories can be seen as the ago old question: ” What came first the chicken or the egg?” it really defends on the belief of the individual.

Back in the stone age when man was first discovering world around them they would pass down their experiences to their children which in turn would do the same when the time came. But who was the first person to discover that knowledge that is being passed down through the ages? That “first” person had to obtain the knowledge through both research and experience.