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Understanding ignorance : the surprising impact of what we don't know
- Title
- Understanding ignorance : the surprising impact of what we don't know / Daniel R. DeNicola.
- Author
- DeNicola, Daniel R.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 250 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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 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 consequences.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-9375
- ISBN
- 9780262036443
- 0262036444
- LCCN
- 2016053943
- OCLC
- 978286468
- Author
- DeNicola, Daniel R., author.
- Title
- Understanding ignorance : the surprising impact of what we don't know / Daniel R. DeNicola.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-9375