Experience
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| # [[Event]](s) of which one is [[cognizant]]. | # [[Event]](s) of which one is [[cognizant]]. | ||
| # [[Activity]] which one has [[performed]]. | # [[Activity]] which one has [[performed]]. | ||
| - | # Collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather [[knowledge]], [[opinions]], and [[skill]]s. | + | # Collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather [[knowledge]], [[opinion]]s, and [[skill]]s. |
| '''Experience''' as a general concept comprises [[knowledge]] of or skill in or [[observation]] of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or [[exposure]] to that thing or event. The history of the word ''experience'' aligns it closely with the concept of ''[[experiment]]''. | '''Experience''' as a general concept comprises [[knowledge]] of or skill in or [[observation]] of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or [[exposure]] to that thing or event. The history of the word ''experience'' aligns it closely with the concept of ''[[experiment]]''. | ||
| The concept of experience generally refers to [[know-how]] or [[procedural knowledge]], rather than [[propositional knowledge]]. Philosophers dub knowledge based on experience "[[empirical knowledge]]" or "''a posteriori'' knowledge". The interrogation of experience also has a long tradition in continental philosophy. The German term [[Erfahrung]], which is translated as 'experience' into English has, however, a slightly different implication, given that it is associated with the coherency of life's experiences.{{GFDL}} | The concept of experience generally refers to [[know-how]] or [[procedural knowledge]], rather than [[propositional knowledge]]. Philosophers dub knowledge based on experience "[[empirical knowledge]]" or "''a posteriori'' knowledge". The interrogation of experience also has a long tradition in continental philosophy. The German term [[Erfahrung]], which is translated as 'experience' into English has, however, a slightly different implication, given that it is associated with the coherency of life's experiences.{{GFDL}} | ||
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- Event(s) of which one is cognizant.
- Activity which one has performed.
- Collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event. The history of the word experience aligns it closely with the concept of experiment.
The concept of experience generally refers to know-how or procedural knowledge, rather than propositional knowledge. Philosophers dub knowledge based on experience "empirical knowledge" or "a posteriori knowledge". The interrogation of experience also has a long tradition in continental philosophy. The German term Erfahrung, which is translated as 'experience' into English has, however, a slightly different implication, given that it is associated with the coherency of life's experiences.
