ABSTRACT

In the Introduction to The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Skill and Expertise, we introduce and contextualize the various chapters that compose the Handbook. Before providing substantive overviews of each chapter, we also discuss the topic of skill in general and its importance for various areas of philosophy. Chapters are organized into six parts: (1) Skill in the history of philosophy (East & West), (2) Skill in epistemology, (3) Skill, intelligence, and agency, (4) Skill in perception, imagination, and emotion, (5) Skill, language, and social cognition, and (6) Skill and expertise in normative philosophy.