Ignorance

A Philosophical Study

AvRik Peels

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Ignorance: A Philosophical Study provides an in-depth exploration of ignorance in its many dimensions. Philosophers have long examined epistemological concepts like belief, knowledge, and understanding, but they have paid less attention to ignorance. Socrates famously claimed to be ignorant about a wide variety of issues, such as physical matters and ethics, but did not study ignorance itself. It was not until the 1960's and 70's that ignorance itself became a topic of concern in philosophy, when the fields of agnotology, philosophy of race, and feminist philosophy were born. These fields, however, focused on specific properties of ignorance, rather than ignorance itself.Rik Peels provides a full-on epistemology of ignorance, and then applies that epistemology to a wide variety of philosophical issues. Among the questions he addresses are: What kinds of ignorance are there? What is it to be ignorant of a proposition? What varieties of propositional ignorance are there? What is group ignorance? What is it for ignorance to come in degrees? What is strategic ignorance? What is "white ignorance"? What does ignorance excuse? When is ignorance culpable? Can ignorance be a proper aim in education? Peels presents a wide-angle exploration that is relevant to the interests of philosophers across epistemology, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and other disciplines.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-06-08
Mått:149 x 210 x 27 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:338
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780197654514

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Rik Peels is known for his philosophical work on the ethics of belief, ignorance, scientism, and issues in the philosophy of religion. Over the last few years, he has been co-leader of various international projects funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Increasingly, he addresses topics at the intersection of philosophy and empirical disciplines, such as replication in the humanities and the epistemic responsibilities of universities. He is currently leading a large research project, funded by the European Research Council, on the epistemology and ethics of extreme beliefs. He aims to synthesize empirical work with conceptual and normative approaches to fundamentalism, extremism, and conspiracy thinking.

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Peels is one of the leading figures working on the philosophy of ignorance. This comprehensive treatment of the subject will be the touchstone for all future work on this topic and thus required reading for anyone interested in understanding ignorance. -Duncan Pritchard, UC Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine

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ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Illustrations 1. Introduction: We Need to Know More about IgnoranceIntroductionA Brief History of the Philosophical Study of IgnoranceThe Neglect of Ignorance in EpistemologyA New Approach to IgnoranceOverview of the Book Part 1 The Epistemology of Ignorance 2. Kinds of IgnoranceIntroductionPropositional IgnoranceObjectual IgnorancePractical IgnoranceErotetic IgnoranceIgnorance and UnderstandingIgnorance and WisdomThe Nature of Ignorance and Its Contingent PropertiesA Rival View: El Kassar on IgnoranceConclusion 3. The Nature of Propositional IgnoranceIntroductionThe Standard and New Views on IgnoranceArguments for the Standard ViewArguments for the New ViewIgnorance and the Duty to InquireThe Epistemic Badness of IgnoranceConclusion 4. Varieties of Propositional IgnoranceIntroductionSix Varieties of IgnoranceFurther Varieties of Ignorance?Objections and RepliesFirst- and Second-Order IgnoranceDisentangling the Varieties of IgnoranceConclusion 5. Group IgnoranceIntroductionTwo Cases: Fundamentalist and White IgnoranceExtrapolating from Group Belief?The Dynamic Account of Group IgnoranceObjections and RepliesConclusion 6. Degrees of IgnoranceIntroductionWhat Are Degrees?Degrees of Propositional IgnoranceDegrees of Objectual IgnoranceDegrees of Practical IgnoranceDegrees of Group IgnoranceConclusion Part 2 Applying the Epistemology of Ignorance 7. Strategic IgnoranceIntroductionA New Conception of Ignorance in Agnotology?The Standard and New Views on Strategic IgnoranceStrategic Ignorance as Group IgnoranceKinds of Strategic IgnoranceVarieties of Strategic IgnoranceDegrees of Strategic IgnoranceConclusion 8. White IgnoranceIntroductionA New Conception of Ignorance in the Philosophy of Race?Kinds of White IgnoranceVarieties of White IgnoranceWhite Ignorance as Group IgnoranceDegrees of White IgnoranceConclusion 9. Ignorance in EducationIntroductionPresenting DefeatersScaffoldingPromoting UnderstandingShowing That the Student Does Not KnowObjectual IgnorancePractical IgnoranceGroup IgnoranceConclusion 10. Ignorance That ExcusesIntroductionExcusesIgnorance of What Excuses?Does Normative Ignorance Excuse as Well?Which Varieties of Ignorance Excuse?Group Ignorance as an ExcuseConclusion 11. The Roots of Culpable IgnoranceIntroductionCulpabilityThe Influence ViewTwo Rival Views: Compatibilism and AttributionismThe Origination Thesis Influence and Culpable IgnoranceObjections and RepliesRamificationsConclusion 12. Asserting IgnoranceIntroductionAsserting Objectual and Practical IgnoranceAsserting the Varieties of IgnoranceAsserting Unwarranted IgnoranceAsserting Ignorance That Issues from Duty ViolationAsserting Group IgnoranceInexpressible Ignorance and the Transparency ViewConclusion EpilogueReferencesIndex