Episode Synopsis "Episode 4 - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description"

In this week's episode I go through Russell's distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description. Hopefully going through this distinction will help ground your understanding of the knowledge how and knowledge that distinction from Episode 2. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch via my social media (below).References:Carneades.org (2019). The Three Kinds of Knowledge (Knowledge That, Knowledge Of, and Knowledge How). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59RMe5ccT7o [Accessed 1 Apr. 2020].Fantl, J. (2017). Knowledge How. Fall 2017 ed. [online] Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/knowledge-how/ [Accessed 1 Apr. 2020].Hetherington, S. (2011). Knowledge | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. [online] Utm.edu. Available at: https://www.iep.utm.edu/knowledg/.Russell, B. (2009). Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description. In: R.E. Egner and L.E. Denonn, eds., The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. London, UK: Routledge, pp.191–198.Russell, B. (1912). On the Relations of Universals and Particulars. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 12, pp.1–24.Social Media:Instagram: @mikemaltcullenTwitter: @MaltCullenBlog: indamea.blogspot.com

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