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knowledge by acquaintance
Also known as: familiarity, knowledge by acquaintance, Acquaintance knowledge
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7.1 What Epistemology Studies - Introduction to Philosophy | OpenStax openstax.org Jun 15, 2022 7 facts
claimBertrand Russell distinguishes between knowledge by acquaintance and propositional knowledge, arguing that while awareness of sensations is knowledge by acquaintance, inferring the cause of those sensations is propositional knowledge.
claimKnowledge by acquaintance is knowledge gained from direct experience or direct awareness of a thing using one's senses.
claimAll knowledge by acquaintance is a posteriori, but not all a posteriori knowledge is knowledge by acquaintance.
claimBertrand Russell posits that individuals can only have knowledge by acquaintance of their own sensations and cannot have direct awareness of the external objects that cause those sensations.
claimKnowledge by acquaintance is distinct from other a posteriori knowledge because it is direct and does not require inference.
claimAccording to Bertrand Russell, knowledge by acquaintance is a direct form of knowledge characterized by direct cognitive awareness that is absent of inference.
referenceBritish philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) is credited with first articulating the distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and propositional knowledge (which he termed knowledge by description) in his 1910–1911 work.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 5 facts
claimEpistemology explores three types of knowledge: propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowledge in the form of skills, and knowledge by acquaintance as a familiarity through experience.
claimKnowledge by acquaintance is a form of non-propositional knowledge defined as having immediate familiarity with or awareness of something, usually resulting from direct experiential contact.
claimPropositional knowledge contrasts with non-propositional knowledge, which includes knowledge-how and knowledge by acquaintance.
claimExamples of knowledge by acquaintance include familiarity with the city of Perth, knowing the taste of tsampa, and knowing Marta Vieira da Silva personally.
claimBertrand Russell developed an empiricist sense-datum theory that distinguishes between direct knowledge by acquaintance of sense data and indirect knowledge by description, which is inferred from knowledge by acquaintance.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 3 facts
perspectiveEpistemologists typically prefer to focus on propositional knowledge rather than procedural or acquaintance knowledge.
claimAcquaintance knowledge, or familiarity, refers to knowledge of people or places, such as knowing a department chairperson or knowing a city like Philadelphia.
claimEpistemologists typically focus their research on propositional knowledge rather than procedural or acquaintance knowledge.