Understanding Ignorance
The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know
$45.40
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2018
Summary
An exploration of what we can know about what we don’t know: why ignorance is more than simply a lack of knowledge.
Ignorance 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 ala…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262536035 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026253603X |
| Author: | Daniel R. Denicola |
| Publisher: | Mit Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 142mm x 223mm |
| Series: | Understanding Ignorance |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Daniel R. Denicola
Daniel R. DeNicola is Chair and Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College and the author of Learning to Flourish: A Philosophical Exploration of Liberal Education.
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