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Dr. Yuri Cath is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Australia, where he has been employed since February 2015, initially as a Lecturer before being promoted to Senior Lecturer in July 2019. Prior to joining La Trobe, he held academic positions at the University of East Anglia (2012-2014) and served as an AHRC Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews (2008-2012).
His educational background includes a PhD in Philosophy from the Australian National University (2009), an MA from the University of Auckland, and a BFA also from the University of Auckland.
Dr. Cath's research primarily focuses on epistemological questions concerning the nature and sources of different kinds of knowledge, with particular emphasis on the distinction between knowledge-how and knowledge-that, and the implications of these distinctions for debates in philosophy of mind and moral philosophy. His work often explores the relationship between testimony and various forms of 'knowing-wh', including 'what it is like'-knowledge, knowing-why, and knowing-how. He has developed a distinctive approach that combines elements of intellectualism and Ryleanism, which he calls 'practical attitude intellectualism.' His recent work has examined transformative experiences, social dimensions of knowing-how, and the retention of phenomenal knowledge through imagination, memory, and recognition.
Dr. Cath's publications reveal a consistent trajectory exploring the boundaries between different forms of knowledge, with a special focus on how knowledge-how relates to abilities, skills, and propositional knowledge. His work has been influential in contemporary debates about the nature of knowledge, particularly in challenging strict dichotomies between theoretical and practical knowledge. His 2024 Element 'Knowing What It Is Like' represents a significant contribution to understanding phenomenal knowledge, while his 2025 article 'Transformative experiences and the equivocation objection' offers a novel critique of L.A. Paul's influential work on transformative experiences.
Dr. Cath has demonstrated expertise across multiple philosophical domains, with publications spanning epistemology, philosophy of mind, metaphilosophy, and philosophical methodology. His work often bridges conceptual analysis with considerations of practical epistemic concerns, making significant contributions to our understanding of how different forms of knowledge function both theoretically and in practical contexts.
