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A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-How
J. Adam Carter
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Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary Epistemology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
We know facts, but we also know how to do things. To know a fact is to know that a proposition is true. But does knowing how to ride a bike amount to knowledge of propositions? This is a challenging question and one that deeply divides the contemporary landscape. A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-How introduces, outlines, and critically evaluates various contemporary debates surrounding the nature of knowledge-how. Carter and Poston show that situating the debate over the nature of knowledge-how in other epistemological debates provides new ways to make progress. In particular, Carter and Poston explore the question of what ... Read more
We know facts, but we also know how to do things. To know a fact is to know that a proposition is true. But does knowing how to ride a bike amount to knowledge of propositions? This is a challenging question and one that deeply divides the contemporary landscape. A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-How introduces, outlines, and critically evaluates various contemporary debates surrounding the nature of knowledge-how. Carter and Poston show that situating the debate over the nature of knowledge-how in other epistemological debates provides new ways to make progress. In particular, Carter and Poston explore the question of what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary Epistemology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472514929
SKU
V9781472514929
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About J. Adam Carter
J. Adam Carter is Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Glasgow, UK. Ted Poston is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Alabama, USA
Reviews for A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-How
This is an excellent survey of the philosophy of knowing-how, as opposed to the more traditional epistemological subject knowing-that ... The book is easily accessible to beginners, avoiding technicality in favor of clear, straightforward presentation. Each chapter closes with study questions and five or six key works, the latter supplemented by a more thorough bibliography at the back of ... Read more