Knowing how : essays on knowledge, mind, and action / edited by John Bengson and Marc A. Moffett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bengson, John, editor.

Moffett, Marc A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Act (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 401 pages)

Other Title:

Essays on knowledge, mind, and action

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

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

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

9. How to Resolve How To; 10. Knowing How and Knowing Answers; 11. Knowledge Ascription by Grammatical Construction; PART FOUR : Implications and Applications; 12. Knowing How and Epistemic Injustice; 13. Knowing What It Is Like; 14. Linguistic Knowledge; 15. Inference, Deduction, Logic; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-045283-8

1-283-42789-3

9786613427892

0-19-990958-X

OCLC:

773933895