Editing Experiential knowledge (section)

{{short description|Knowledge gained through experience}}
'''Experiential knowledge''' is [[knowledge]] gained through [[experience]], as opposed to [[a priori and a posteriori|a priori]] (before experience) knowledge: it can also be contrasted both with [[propositional knowledge|propositional]] (textbook) knowledge, and with practical knowledge.<ref>Philip Burnard, ''Counselling Skills for Health Professionals'' (2005)  p. 64</ref>

Experiential knowledge is cognate to [[Michael Polanyi]]'s personal knowledge, as well as to [[Bertrand Russell]]'s contrast of Knowledge by Acquaintance and by Description.<ref>Bertrand Russell, ''Mysticism and Logic'' (1954) Ch. 5</ref>