Kenneth Galbraith
Biographic Data
| ID | 9518241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth Galbraith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | Galbraith |
| SIGNATURE | GALBRAITH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding
In this paper, we propose a new account of understanding. Its guiding idea is that the objects that are understood have the semantic structure of questions . Understanding is achieved by grasping correct and complete answers to these questions. We develop this idea, and then argue that various kinds of propositional, objectual, and explanatory understanding are limiting cases of our “interrogative” account of understanding. In doing so, we also h…
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Understanding
In this paper, we propose a new account of understanding. Its guiding idea is that the objects that are understood have the semantic structure of questions . Understanding is achieved by grasping correct and complete answers to these questions. We develop this idea, and then argue that various kinds of propositional, objectual, and explanatory understanding are limiting cases of our “interrogative” account of understanding. In doing so, we also h…
Embodied and Extended Cognition (1 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 works) · Interrogative (1 works) · Limiting (1 works) · Metaphysics (1 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (1 works) · Philosophy of language (1 works) · Philosophy of mind (1 works) · Semantics (computer science) (1 works)