Social externalism and the ontology of competence

Author: Davis, Andrew

Source: Philosophical Explorations, Volume 8, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 297-308(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Social externalism implies that many competences are not personal assets separable from social and cultural environments but complex states of affairs involving individuals and persisting features of social reality. The paper explores the consequences for competence identity over time and across contexts, and hence for the predictive role usually accorded to competences.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13869790500219554

Affiliations: 1: School of Education, University of Durham, Leazes Road, Durham, DH1 1TA, UK

Publication date: 2005-09-01