Group know-how

Palermos, S. Orestis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-084X and Tollefsen, Deborah P. 2018. Group know-how. Carter, J. Adam, Pritchard, Duncan, Palermos, Spyridon Orestis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-084X, Kallestrup, Jesper and Clark, Andy, eds. Socially Extended Epistemology, Oxford University Press, 112–131. (10.1093/oso/9780198801764.003.0007)

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Abstract

While mainstream epistemology has recently turned its focus on individual know-how (e.g., knowing-how to swim, ride a bike, play chess, etc.), there is very little, if any, work on group know-how (e.g., sports-team performance, jazz improvisation, knowing-how to tango, etc.). This chapter attempts to fill the gap in the existing literature by exploring the relevant philosophical terrain. It starts by surveying recent debates on individual knowledge-how and argues that group know-how (G-KH) cannot always be reduced to individual knowledge-how. Rather, certain cases of G-KH call for a non-reductive analysis. A natural place to look for a theory of irreducible G-KH is the literature on joint intentionality and distributed cognition. First, the chapter explores what a joint intentionality approach to G-KH might look like. Then it considers an alternative approach that views G-KH as a form of distributed cognition. Finally, the chapter discusses a potential link between the two approaches.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780198801764
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2024 09:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106978

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