Know how, knowledge that and the requirement of conscious intent
The distinction between know how and knowledge that is one that has failed to draw much attention in philosophy, despite its importance in other fields. This distinction is explored and neuropsychological studies are presented that support this distinction. In particular, the dorsal and ventral visual processing streams are examined and shown to process information individually despite lesions to the other processing stream. Studies are also presented that further highlight the idea that the distinction between know how and knowledge that take place in decision-making and in judgements of how to act. These studies also contradict Carr's assessment that a necessary aspect of connecting know how with ability is conscious intent. The idea of a more general functional connection between know how and ability is explored and it is emphasized that this functional connection should include very basic neurobiological functions.
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