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Knowledge and understanding are deeply linked in epistemology, with many theorists conceptualizing understanding as 'knowledge+' [1], [2] or a special species of knowledge [3], [4]. They are frequently analyzed together as core epistemic attitudes [5], [6], though they are distinguished by their respective associations with assertion versus explanation [7] and their reliance on different intellectual virtues [8], [9].
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Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 6 facts
claimStephen Grimm argues that understanding is a special kind of knowledge that arises from “grasping”, which is a distinctive psychological act that manifests intellectual virtue.
claimLinda Zagzebski conjectures that understanding can be defined analogously to knowledge, but whereas knowledge derives from virtues that aim at truth, understanding derives at least partly from different, special virtues that have been hitherto unanalyzed or unrecognized.
referenceMichael P. Lynch explored the impact of big data on knowledge and understanding in his 2016 book 'The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data'.
referenceS.R. Grimm published 'Ernest Sosa, Knowledge and Understanding' in Philosophical Studies in 2001, which analyzes the work of Ernest Sosa regarding knowledge and understanding.
referenceIn the philosophy of science, explanations provide understanding by communicating knowledge of causes, as supported by Lipton (1991), Salmon (1984), Khalifa & Gadomski (2013), and Turri (2015b).
referenceStephen R. Grimm published 'Is understanding a species of knowledge?' in the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science in 2006.
Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu 4 facts
claimUnderstanding is often conceptualized as 'knowledge+', with two prominent accounts holding that understanding is knowledge of causes or knowledge of difference makers (Sartorio, 2005).
claimUnderstanding is typically conceptualized as 'knowledge+', with theorists debating the additional requirements needed to transform knowledge into understanding.
claimKnowledge is associated with the speech act of testifying or asserting, whereas understanding is associated with the speech act of explaining.
claimCore epistemic attitudes, in addition to knowledge, include understanding, wisdom, and ignorance.
Virtue epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveJonathan Kvanvig believes that epistemology should focus on 'understanding,' which he maintains is of more value than knowledge or justified true belief.
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimA complete epistemology likely requires both faculty-virtues, which account for knowledge of the past and the world, and trait-virtues, which are necessary for deeper intellectual achievements like understanding and wisdom.