Understanding Ignorance
Subtitle: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: Aug 18, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780262036443
Description: 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.
Notes: Source title: Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know (The MIT Press)