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Knowing the answer, understanding and epistemic value
Grazer Philosophische Studien 77 (1):325-339 (2008)
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This paper principally argues for two controversial theses: that understanding, unlike knowledge, is distinctively valuable, and that understanding is the proper goal of inquiry.Author's Profile
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The Pragmatic Turn in Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI).Andrés Páez - 2019 - Minds and Machines 29 (3):441-459.
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