Knowing how
Many philosophers believe that there is a fundamental distinction between knowing that something is the case and knowing how to do something. According to Gilbert Ryle, to whom the insight is credited, knowledge-how is an ability, which is in turn a complex of dispositions. Knowledge-that, on the ot...
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| description | Many philosophers believe that there is a fundamental distinction between knowing that something is the case and knowing how to do something. According to Gilbert Ryle, to whom the insight is credited, knowledge-how is an ability, which is in turn a complex of dispositions. Knowledge-that, on the other hand, is not an ability, or anything similar. Rather, knowledge-that is a relation between a thinker and a true proposition. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1fcf732b-731b-47e6-943d-aaf34905c02a2022-03-26T11:24:07ZKnowing howJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1fcf732b-731b-47e6-943d-aaf34905c02aPhilosophyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetJournal of Philosophy, Inc.2001Williamson, TStanley, JMany philosophers believe that there is a fundamental distinction between knowing that something is the case and knowing how to do something. According to Gilbert Ryle, to whom the insight is credited, knowledge-how is an ability, which is in turn a complex of dispositions. Knowledge-that, on the other hand, is not an ability, or anything similar. Rather, knowledge-that is a relation between a thinker and a true proposition. |
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| title | Knowing how |
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