Standish, P;
(2020)
Curiosity and Acquaintance: Ways of Knowing.
Journal of Philosophy of Education
, 54
(5)
pp. 1453-1470.
10.1111/1467-9752.12522.
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Abstract
Curiosity has rightly received much attention in epistemology and educational research. Although, through the centuries, it has been regarded with a degree of ambivalence, the trend now is towards its championing as an intellectual or epistemic virtue. The present discussion juxtaposes it against a contrasting way of knowing, which I refer to as knowledge by acquaintance. The notion of acquaintance pursued here parts company with Bertrand Russell's adoption of the expression, taking up instead a more ordinary use of the term. It is suggested that both curiosity and knowledge by acquaintance can present problems. Working through an example drawn from Stephen Poliakoff's film Close My Eyes, the paper seeks to reappraise the value of knowing by acquaintance for epistemology and for educational practice and research.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Curiosity and Acquaintance: Ways of Knowing |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1467-9752.12522 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12522 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Education & Educational Research, History Of Social Sciences, Social Sciences - Other Topics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118065 |
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