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Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact Of What We Don't Know
An exploration of what we can know about what we don't know why ignorance is more than simply a lack of knowledgeIgnorance is trending Politicians boast I'm not a scientist Angry citizens object to a proposed state motto because it is in Latin and This is America not Mexico or Latin America Lack of experience not expertise becomes a credential Fake news and repeated falsehoods are accepted and shape firm belief Ignorance about American government and history is so alarming that the ideal of an informed citizenry now seems quaint Conspiracy theories and false knowledge thrive This may be the Information Age but we do not seem to be well informed In this book philosopher Daniel DeNicola explores ignorance -- its abundance its endurance and its consequencesDeNicola aims to understand
ignorance which seems at first paradoxical How can the unknown become known -- and still be unknown? But he argues that ignorance is more than a lack or a void and that it has dynamic and complex interactions with knowledge Taking a broadly philosophical approach DeNicola examines many forms of ignorance using the metaphors of ignorance as place boundary limit and horizon He treats willful ignorance and describes the culture in which ignorance becomes an ideological stance He discusses the ethics of ignorance including the right not to know considers the supposed virtues of ignorance and concludes that there are situations in which ignorance is morally goodIgnorance is neither pure nor simple It is both an accusation and a defense (You are ignorant! Yes but I didn't know!) Its practical
effects range from the inconsequential to the momentous It is a scourge but DeNicola argues daringly it may also be a refuge a value even an accompaniment to virtue
ignorance which seems at first paradoxical How can the unknown become known -- and still be unknown? But he argues that ignorance is more than a lack or a void and that it has dynamic and complex interactions with knowledge Taking a broadly philosophical approach DeNicola examines many forms of ignorance using the metaphors of ignorance as place boundary limit and horizon He treats willful ignorance and describes the culture in which ignorance becomes an ideological stance He discusses the ethics of ignorance including the right not to know considers the supposed virtues of ignorance and concludes that there are situations in which ignorance is morally goodIgnorance is neither pure nor simple It is both an accusation and a defense (You are ignorant! Yes but I didn't know!) Its practical
effects range from the inconsequential to the momentous It is a scourge but DeNicola argues daringly it may also be a refuge a value even an accompaniment to virtue
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