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1) Know How
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Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Jason Stanley presents a powerful new account of how we acquire knowledge. He argues for the surprising thesis that practical knowledge is a kind of theoretical knowledge: that knowing how to do something amounts to knowing a truth about the world. It is our success as inquirers that explains our capacity for skilful engagement with the world.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers" Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of Knowledge and Practical Interests, Language in Context, and Know How.
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