by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Actional Knowledge
Actional Knowledge: We discover “what we know” in “what we can do”. Not all “knowledge” that we “use” in our actions can necessarily be translated back into propositions or theories. In fact, Wittgenstein argues that as we give accounts of what we do and how we act,...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Embodied Knowledge
Embodied Knowledge: We discover what we know in our embodied being. There has been increased attention given to the phenomenon of embodiment in human action. From a phenomenological point of view it can even be argued that the whole body itself is pathic. Thus “the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Epistemology Of Practice
Epistemology of Practice describes the forms of knowledge and modes of knowing that inform or animate our actions. How does phenomenology contribute to our practices and experiences of everyday thinking and acting? What is phenomenological knowledge and understanding?...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Interpretive Sensibility
Interpretive sensibility is a quality of tact. Tact consists in a certain perceptiveness and this perceptiveness depends on the sensitive ability of interpreting inner thoughts, understandings, feelings, and desires from indirect clues or evidence such as gestures,...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Pathic Intuitiveness
Pathic intuitiveness is a quality of tact. Intuitive practice is not “blind” or impulsive behavior. But at the same time, practice is intuitive when it is not mediated by something. Intuitive action is marked by a certain im-mediacy, just as intuitive understanding is...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Perceptiveness
Perceptivenessis a quality of tact. In general, tact implies sensitivity, a sensitive mindful perceptiveness. The dictionary defines tact as “a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense.” But the significance of...
