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Doxa (; from verb ) is a common belief or popular opinion. In classical rhetoric, doxa is contrasted with episteme ('knowledge').

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  • Etymology
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Doxa (; from verb ) is a common belief or popular opinion. In classical rhetoric, doxa is contrasted with episteme ('knowledge').

== Etymology == The term doxa is an ancient Greek noun () related to the verb dokein (), meaning 'to appear, to seem, to think, to accept'.

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