Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Academic Books/
  2. Philosophy

Know How

  • Hardback
  • 214 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 16.1 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

£50.09

Save 27% | Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 5 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
The goal of inquiry is to acquire knowledge of truths about the world. In this book, Jason Stanley argues that knowing how to do something amounts to knowing a truth about the world. When you learned how to swim, what happened is that you learned some truths about swimming. Knowledge of these truths is what gave you knowledge of how to swim. Something similar occurred with every other activity that you now know how to do, such as riding a bicycle or cooking a meal. Of course, when you learned how to swim, you didn't learn just any truth about swimming. You learned a special kind of truth about swimming, one that answers the question, 'How could you swim?' Know How develops an account of the kinds of answers to questions, knowledge of which explains skilled action. Drawing on work in epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, action theory, philosophy of language, linguistic semantics, and cognitive neuroscience, Stanley presents a powerful case that it is our success as inquirers that explains our capacity for skilful engagement with the world.
Know How and Sacred And The Profane
Sacred And The ProfaneKnow How
  • Author

    Jason Stanley

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    August 2011

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    214

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199695362

  • ISBN-10

    0199695369

  • Eden Code

    4564375

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Open Doors Ad