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Epistemology is the branch ofphilosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits ofknowledge. It investigates various types of knowledge, including theoretical and practical knowledge, and related concepts, such asbelief,truth, andjustification. Epistemologists distinguish different sources of knowledge, ranging fromperception andintrospection tomemory,reason, andtestimony. The schools ofskepticism andfallibilism question the existence and certainty of knowledge, whileempiricism andrationalism debate whether all knowledge stems from sense experience. Theories discussing the nature and role of justification includefoundationalism,coherentism,internalism, and externalism. Separate branches of epistemology focus on knowledge in specific fields, such as scientific, mathematical, moral, and religious knowledge. Other branches are characterized by the aspects of knowledge they investigate or the research methodologies they use. Early reflections on the nature, sources, and scope of knowledge are found inancient Greek,Indian, andChinese philosophy. (Full article...)

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Euthrix potatoria, commonly known as the drinker, is an orange-brownmoth in the familyLasiocampidae. The species' common and scientific names derive from the larva's supposed drinking of drops ofdew. It is found in Europe, most frequently found in marshy places, fens and riversides but may also be seen in drier, grassy terrain. The larva (caterpillar) of this species grows to about 6 cm (2.3 in) in length and is hairy, striped and spotted, with distinctive tufts fore and aft. Caterpillars hibernate while young and resume feeding in the spring, pupating in a cocoon during the summer. This picture shows the top of anE. potatoria caterpillar inKeila, Estonia.

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