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What Is Ignorance
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In this paper, it was shown that being ignorant is not equivalent to failing to know, at least not on one of the stronger senses of knowledge, and that one's definition of ignorance crucially depends on one's account of belief.Abstract:
This article offers an analysis of ignorance. After a couple of preliminary remarks, I endeavor to show that, contrary to what one might expect and to what nearly all philosophers assume, being ignorant is not equivalent to failing to know, at least not on one of the stronger senses of knowledge. Subsequently, I offer two definitions of ignorance and argue that one’s definition of ignorance crucially depends on one’s account of belief. Finally, I illustrate the relevance of my analysis by paying attention to four philosophical problems in which ignorance plays a crucial role.read more
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Homo Ignorans – Deliberately Choosing Not to Know
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Ignorance is Lack of True Belief: A Rejoinder to Le Morvan
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What Kind of Ignorance Excuses? Two Neglected Issues
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