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    It is not the case that Gilbert Ryle's distinction between 'knowing that' and 'knowing how' shows procedural knowledge operates independently of propositional truth conditions.

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    • 1.Implicit knowledge of rules (e.g., grammar) still involves propositional content, just unconscious rather than independent of truth conditions.
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    • 2.Executing a procedure requires at least minimal true beliefs about what one is doing, making complete independence from propositional truth impossible.
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    • 3.Ryle conflated epistemic independence from conscious articulation with independence from propositional truth conditions themselves.
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    • 1.A person can skillfully ride a bicycle without being able to articulate the physics principles governing balance and motion.
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    • 2.Procedural knowledge exhibits success conditions (performing well) distinct from propositional truth conditions (accurate beliefs).
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    • 3.Brain damage can selectively impair propositional knowledge while leaving procedural skills intact, suggesting independent cognitive systems.
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