'You have to know a little in order to know what you don't know'

Do you know what you don't know?

Stick To What You Know

Iwill be arguing that a subject’s belief thatp is justified if andonly if heknows that p: justification is knowledge. I will start by describing two broad classes of allegedly justified beliefs that do not constitute knowledge and which, hence, cannot be what they are often taken to be if my view is correct. It is far from clear what my view is until I say a lot more about the relevant concept ...

You have to know how to shudder.

IDO NOT REMEMBER when I first heard that phrase but I do remember the patient who showed me it was true. His cancer had metastasized to his spinal cord leaving him a paraplegic. His pain was controlled with an epidural morphine pump. Lack of visceral metastases kept him here for many months. Ultimately he was able to finish his book and live to see the galley proofs. I would visit him at home. ...

EIC's Message: Do You Really Know What You Know?

What you know can influence what you are going to know (especially for older adults)

Stimuli related to an individual's knowledge/experience are often more memorable than abstract stimuli, particularly for older adults. This has been found when material that is congruent with knowledge is contrasted with material that is incongruent with knowledge, but there is little research on a possible graded effect of congruency. The present study manipulated the degree of congruency of s...