Knowing What It Is Like

Yuri Cath (La Trobe University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
19 December 2024

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mind; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Elements in Epistemology

What kind of knowledge does one have when one knows what it is like to, say, fall in love, eat vegemite™, be a parent, or ride a bike? This Element addresses this question by exploring the tension between two plausible theses about this form of knowledge: (i) that to possess it one must have had the corresponding experience, and (ii) that to possess it one must know an answer to the 'what it is like' question. The Element shows how the tension between these two theses helps to explain existing debates about this form of knowledge, as well as puzzling conflicts in our attitudes towards the possibility of sharing this knowledge through testimony, or other sources like literature, theories, and simulations. The author also offers a view of 'what it is like' knowledge which can resolve both the tension between (i) and (ii), and these puzzles around testimony.

By: Yuri Cath (La Trobe University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781009500500
ISBN 10: 1009500503
Series: Elements in Epistemology
Pages: 74
Publication Date: 19 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Anti-Intellectualism; 3. Qualified Intellectualism; 4. Downstream Intellectualism; 5. Testimony and partial WIL-knowledge; 6. Pitfalls and possibilities; Conclusions; References.