| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 401 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; The State of Play; 1. Two Conceptions of Mind and Action: Knowing How and the Philosophical Theory of Intelligence; PART ONE: Ryle's Legacy; 2. Rylean Arguments: Ancient and Modern; 3. Ryle's Knowing-How, and Knowing How to Act; PART TWO: Philosophical Considerations; 4. Practical Expertise; 5. Knowing How without Knowing That; 6. Knowledge-How: A Unified Account; 7. Nonpropositional Intellectualism; 8. Ideology and the Third Realm (Or, a Short Essay on Knowing How to Philosophize); PART THREE: Linguistic Perspectives |
| Summary |
Knowledge how to do things is a pervasive and central element of everyday life. Yet it raises many difficult questions that must be answered by philosophers and cognitive scientists aspiring to understand human cognition and agency. What is the connection between knowing how and knowing that? Is knowledge how simply a type of ability or disposition to act? Is there an irreducibly practical form of knowledge? What is the role of the intellect in intelligent action? This volume contains fifteen state of the art essays by leading figures in philosophy and linguistics that amplify and sharpen the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of.
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Act (Philosophy)
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epistemology.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Act (Philosophy)
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Knowledge, Theory of
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bengson, John
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Moffett, Marc A
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| LC no. |
2011003179 |
| ISBN |
9780199909582 |
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019990958X |
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9780199932368 |
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0199932360 |
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1283427893 |
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9781283427890 |
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9786613427892 |
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6613427896 |
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