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Know how [electronic resource] /

by Stanley, Jason.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 201 p.).ISBN: 9780191729768 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Knowledge, Theory ofOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Jason Stanley presents a powerful 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 engagement with the world.
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Jason Stanley presents a powerful 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 engagement with the world.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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