Recognitive Knowing That One
'Recognitive knowing that one' is mental structures for selecting the unique Q from not-Q and not-Q from Q.
The following conditions must be met in order for a teacher (T) to determine that a student (S) has learned to recognize Q, the object of knowing:
S recognizes Q if and only if
- S believes that Q.
- S is completely justified in believing that Q.
- No other statement or belief defeats S's belief that Q.
- S selects Q from not Q and not Q from Q.
- Q is a state of affairs.
- T knows that the above conditions hold in order that S recognize Q.
(George Maccia, cited in Frick [1997, p. 115]).
See further explication and examples.
See also kinds of knowing.