This is an excellent survey of the philosophy of knowing-how, as opposed to the more traditional epistemological subject knowing-that ... The book is easily accessible to beginners, avoiding technicality in favor of clear, straightforward presentation. Each chapter closes with study questions and five or six key works, the latter supplemented by a more thorough bibliography at the back of ... Read morethe book. The volume would make an excellent course book for beginners, but it will also be a useful guide for more experienced philosophers seeking an overview of the subfield. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students.
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This excellent book offers a comprehensive overview of one of the most exciting and fast-moving debates in contemporary philosophy. It will surely become required reading for anyone working in the field.
Duncan Pritchard, Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy, UC Irvine, USA & Professor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, UK An introduction to knowledge-how that is not only critical but comprehensive and insightful. Students will find in it a wide array of interestingly interrelated issues in epistemology and theory of action, and will be guided through the many conceptual thickets that arise in the attempt to understand what it is to possess knowledge-how.
Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, USA Show Less