Levels of knowledge: know-that & know-how

The most widely spread knowledge is a descriptive one. It answers the question, “What is that?“. But it is not enough to “know that“ when you solve a particular problem. To solve problems, we need functional and instrumental knowledge. These types of knowledge answer the question “How to do that?“. In this video, we go over the levels of knowledge concerning professional issues. Dmitry Matveev – Developmental editor at LIVREZON Publisher. Contact me: dmathveev@ If you are easy with reading in Russian you can check out my books: How to write a smart book — How to write a professional summary (free access) — Useful references: — Gilbert Ryle. The Concept of Mind: — “TRIZ“ = Theory of the resolution of invention-related tasks developed by G.S. Altshuller: