Philosophy A-Level
The acquaintance knowledge response
What The acquaintance knowledge response means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The acquaintance knowledge response
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Reference: AQA
Mary does not gain new propositional knowledge but does gain acquaintance knowledge, so the gain is not propositional and physicalism is not refuted.
Topics that use The acquaintance knowledge response
- Dualist theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ability knowledge
- Acquaintance knowledge
- Argument evaluation
- Complete physical information
- Conceivability and possibility
- Consciousness and physicalism
- Critique of the zombie argument
- Knowledge argument structure
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