The Value of Understanding

Epistemic Value

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kvanvig, Jonathan ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Episteme; Knowing how; Knowing wh; Understanding; Value of knowledge; Value of understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921763670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231188.003.0005     Document Type: Chapter

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