Ability knowledge
What Ability knowledge means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Ability knowledge
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Reference: AQA
Knowing how to do something, shown in successful performance and not needing to be expressible in words.
Knowing how to do something, such as ride a bike or recognise a colour.
Topics that use Ability knowledge
- Dualist theories (AQA A-Level)
- What is knowledge? (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acquaintance knowledge
- Propositional knowledge
- Argument evaluation
- Complete physical information
- Conceivability and possibility
- Consciousness and physicalism
- Counterexamples
- Critique of the zombie argument
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