Combining Philosophers
Ideas for John Cottingham, Gottlob Frege and Stephen R. Grimm
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
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To understand a thought, understand its inferential connections to other thoughts [Frege, by Burge]
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To understand a thought you must understand its logical structure [Frege, by Burge]
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Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]
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'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]
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You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]
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