Deliberate Ignorance
Choosing Not to Know
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2021
Summary
Psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and legal scholars explore the conscious choice not to seek information.
The history of intellectual thought abounds with claims that knowledge is valued and sought, yet individuals and groups often choose not to know. We call the conscious choice not to seek or use knowledge (or information) deliberate ignorance. When is this a virtue, when is it a vice, and what can be learned from formally model…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045599 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262045591 |
| Author: | Ralph Hertwig, Christoph Engel |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Strungmann Forum Reports |
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About The Author
Ralph Hertwig
Ralph Hertwig is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and Honorary Professor of Psychology at the Humboldt and Free Universities in Berlin.
Christoph Engel is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn, and Professor of Law at the Universities of Bonn and Rotterdam.
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