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The Spectrum of Doxa and Episteme | Visual Rhetoric

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Based on what we learned in class, “doxa” refers to common belief and popular opinion, while “episteme” is portrayed as more of a justified, true belief. We briefly touched on the distinction between the two with some examples such as evolution, and how that shifted from a general knowledge of the creation of humans through the Bible (doxa) to a solidified idea that humans evolved from early primates through series of adaptations which can be justified scientifically (episteme). However, even after the examples we covered in class, the distinction was still really confusing to me as I tried to identify the respective terms in the context of my essay. After some careful research (aka a five minute google search), I have a clearer view on what doxa and episteme are in relation to each other. To start off, doxa is like a foundation of knowledge or beliefs. A solid mass of common thoughts that may be shaky in some areas, but has enough following to be built upon later to create a substanti

Based on what we learned in class, “doxa” refers to common belief and popular opinion, while “episteme” is portrayed as more of a justified, true belief. We briefly touched on the distinction between the two with some examples such as evolution, and how that shifted from a general knowledge of the creation of humans through the Bible (doxa) to a solidified idea that humans evolved from early primates through series of adaptations which can be justified scientifically (episteme). However, even after the examples we covered in class, the distinction was still really confu

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