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Ep. 43 - Wisdom and Virtue

Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

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The Domain Specificity of Expertise in Tennis Is Not What I Need

Being context sensitive isn't the same thing as having expertise. Phoenesis is not like expertise in tennis, which I can only apply here. What we need is a domain general ability. This is not a contradiction. We've talked about this before. I can become a tennis expert. I know how can rise to a level of authority. Notice that my being an expert in tennis doesn't give me any special authority over squash. In fact, my expertise in tennis can dramatically interfere with my playing squash.

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