Understanding ignorance : the surprising impact of what we don't know /

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Author / Creator:	DeNicola, Daniel R., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	The MIT Press Ser. MIT Press Ser.
Subject:	Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) Knowledge, Theory of. Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) Knowledge, Theory of.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11796905

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ISBN:	9780262341035 0262341034 9780262341042 0262341042 9780262036443 0262036444
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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
Other form:	Print version: DeNicola, Daniel R. Understanding ignorance. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2017] 9780262036443

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