## Highlights _Participatory knowing_ refers to knowing how to act in the “agent-arena” environment. It is simultaneously one of the most basic and most profound kinds of knowing. One way to think about participatory knowledge is to consider the difference between being in a state of confusion versus a state of flow. Flow is when you are in a groove and feel a natural “dance” between your actions and [the environment](https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/environment) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hbe8snrn7x8xrrvc4rgjqqxy)) _Perspectival knowing_ refers to knowing via embodied perception. It consists of seeing the world and one’s place in it via a specific point of view, and understanding (or not) the key aspects of a situation. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hbe8s7sg2yqzpekzmw83mjab)) _Procedural knowing_ means knowing how to do something. This can be very complicated, like knowing how to complete surgery or something simple like tying one’s shoe. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hbe8tffd7a3cxpyqmmaqvg9v)) _propositional knowing_, which is knowing that something is true. This kind of knowing is closely tied to language and justification (see [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrqfgoJBVP8) for more on the 4 Ps and their implications for modern society). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hbe8tn0faz648nkxwkn82das))