ABSTRACT

In this chapter I hope to illustrate the importance of clarity regarding the targets of skill. Among other things, attention to the targets of skill suggests that skills display variable structure, depending upon the target. In addition, attention to the targets of skill suggests that antecedent commitment to some account of some target provides motivation for certain specific accounts of skill. I first discuss action as a target for skill. I then discuss games as a target for skill. Finally, I suggest that the most general target for skill is what I call an action-domain, and I offer some reflection regarding the nature of action-domains.