setiya defends the thesis that ‘knowledge how explains the otherwise troubling possibility of knowledge in intentional action’. His argument is complex. To put it to the test, suppose Fred starts writing a philosophy paper on Wednesday and plans to complete it by the following Monday; but on Thursday he learns that he might be drafted into the army on Saturday, in which case he would never finish the paper.
Suppose that if he doesn’t finish it, he was never writing it in the first place, because there will never be any paper for him to have written. Consider Fred onFriday (when he still doesn’t know): is he writing the paper? Does he believe he is?Does he know he is? Is he exercising knowledge how? Do the answers depend o