Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 175, No. 9 (September 2018), pp. 2309-2329 (21 pages) Is knowledge-how, or "practical" knowledge, a ...

The debate over the nature of knowledge has long contended with the distinction between theoretical understanding (knowing that) and the capacity to perform tasks (knowing how). This research topic ...

[Jennifer Hornsby] The central claim is that the semantic knowledge exercised by people when they speak is practical knowledge. The relevant idea of practical knowledge is explicated, applied to the ...

This idea was put forth by Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), Huang Zongxi (1610-1695) and Gu Yanwu, all thinkers of the 17th century. They held that scholarly studies should be geared to meeting current needs, ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University mechanical engineering student Ryan Ahrens believes that to find success, engineers need to augment their academic pursuits with practical experience to ...