... American I am not used to distinguishing between the different uses of the verb "to know." Therefore the question is, what are the differences between these sorts of knowledge? How is knowing how to swim any different from knowing a friend? The contrast between these sorts is identified with how one obtains the knowledge. When you "know" a person, you don't actually know the person in his or her entirety. You know a person, or friend, through acquaintance and repeated exposure. One knows how to swim by repeated attempts, and by experience, or learning from how your body responds to the environment. Knowledge differs enormously, for knowing where you left your keys and knowing how to play soccer are completely different pieces of knowledge, obtained in completely different ways. Knowledge of facts is called explicit knowledge, while knowledge of skills is called implicit knowledge. Now that it is proven that knowledge ...

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