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Using the right words for knowledge

In the previous pages, we discussed four metaphors that could help us understand different kinds of knowledge. Here we notice that each metaphor for knowledge has words (concepts) that fit better than others. Be careful when using a particular knowledge metaphor that you use the words that fit. Words that do not fit a metaphor well are called category mistakes. The word knowledge probably does not need any qualifying...

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