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The formal study of how we study how we know things, a discipline so recursive that its practitioners are often found in a state of permanent confusion, unsure whether they are knowing, knowing about knowing, or knowing about knowing about knowing. It's the field that asks: How do we know that our methods for acquiring knowledge are valid? And how do we know that we know that? And if we can't be certain about certainty, what can we be certain about? (Spoiler: nothing). Metaepistemological sciences are popular among grad students who have read too much philosophy and now question whether their coffee cup actually exists.
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