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The epistemic dimensions of ignorance / edited by Rik Peels and Martijn Blaauw.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York: Cambridge university press, 2016.Description: 217 pISBN: - 9781107175600
- 121 PEE
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Summary: This book does not only study an epistemic phenomenon that is interesting in itself, but also provides important tools that can be fruitfully used in debates within and beyond philosophy.
Introduction; 1 The Nature of Ignorance: Two Views; 2 The Varieties of Ignorance; 3 Ignorance and Incompetence: Linguistic Considerations; 4 Explicating Ignorance and Doubt: A Possible Worlds Approach; 5 Ignorance and Epistemic Contextualism; 6 Anti-Intellectualism and Ignorance; 7 Ignorance and Epistemic Value; 8 Ignorance and the Religious Life; 9 Epistemic Injustice and the Preservation of Ignorance; 10 Ignorance and Racial Insensitivity; References; Index
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 121 PEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 324883 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; 1 The Nature of Ignorance: Two Views; 2 The Varieties of Ignorance; 3 Ignorance and Incompetence: Linguistic Considerations; 4 Explicating Ignorance and Doubt: A Possible Worlds Approach; 5 Ignorance and Epistemic Contextualism; 6 Anti-Intellectualism and Ignorance; 7 Ignorance and Epistemic Value; 8 Ignorance and the Religious Life; 9 Epistemic Injustice and the Preservation of Ignorance; 10 Ignorance and Racial Insensitivity; References; Index
This book does not only study an epistemic phenomenon that is interesting in itself, but also provides important tools that can be fruitfully used in debates within and beyond philosophy.