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Full Idea
Is it possible for an individual to possess objectual understanding without knowing they possess the objectual understanding?
Gist of Idea
Can you possess objective understanding without realising it?
Source
Anand Vaidya (Understanding and Essence [2010], 'Objections')
Book Ref
-: 'Philosophia' [-], p.828
A Reaction
Hm. A nice new question to loose sleep over. We can't demand a regress of meta-understandings, so at some point you just understand. Birds understand nests. Equivalent: can you understand P, but can't explain P? Skilled, but inarticulate.
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Idea 19261 Understanding is seeing coherent relationships in the relevant information [Kvanvig]
| 19259 | If 2-D conceivability can a priori show possibilities, this is a defence of conceptual analysis [Vaidya] |
| 19267 | Define conceivable; how reliable is it; does inconceivability help; and what type of possibility results? [Vaidya] |
| 19268 | Inconceivability (implying impossibility) may be failure to conceive, or incoherence [Vaidya] |
| 19266 | In a disjunctive case, the justification comes from one side, and the truth from the other [Vaidya] |
| 19260 | Gettier deductive justifications split the justification from the truthmaker [Vaidya] |
| 19262 | Essential properties are necessary, but necessary properties may not be essential [Vaidya] |
| 19264 | Aboutness is always intended, and cannot be accidental [Vaidya] |
| 19265 | Can you possess objective understanding without realising it? [Vaidya] |