Procedural knowledge is the type of human knowledge encoded as sequences of actions and operations — knowing how to perform tasks — distinguished from declarative knowledge of facts and propositions. Its parameters: (1) it represents knowledge of action sequences and operational steps, (2) it is typically acquired through practice and embodied repetition rather than propositional instruction alone, and (3) it persists as embodied capacity even when it cannot be fully articulated into words. Its persistence mechanism: cognitive encoding through repeated practice, instructional transmission, and cultural teaching across generations. [formal: cognitio proceduralis | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: no | epoch: 0.01]
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procedural-knowledge
Procedural knowledge is the type of human knowledge encoded as sequences of actions and operations — knowing how to perform tasks — distinguished from declarative knowledge of facts and propositions. Its parameters: (1) it represents knowl…
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Why it is in scope
A human-made theoretical construct in cognitive science and philosophy of mind that categorizes knowledge of how to perform actions — sequences of operations — distinct from propositional knowledge of facts. Built to persist through educational theory, training practice, and cognitive research.
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- procedural-knowledgeen · CANONICAL
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Procedural knowledge IS a specific kind of knowledge — knowledge encoded as action sequences rather than propositions. Competent speaker test: 'procedural knowledge is a kind of knowledge.' Direction: specific→general per Law 9.
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Procedural-knowledge is maintained for the sake of skill — it encapsulates the know-how that enables skilled performance. For-whose-sake: procedural-knowledge→skill per Law 8d.
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- Jul 22, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC
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