Philosophy 250 - EPISTEMOLOGY

Fall
2013
01
4.00
Elizabeth Spelman

TTh 03:00-04:15

Smith College
19972-F13
HATFLD 105
espelman@smith.edu
Topics course. What is Ignorance? Is it simply lack of knowledge? What is its relation to illusion, deception, self-deception? What is the difference between being ignorant of something and ignoring it? Is ignorance something for which one can be held responsible? Something for which one can be punished? Something for which one can be rewarded? To what social and political ends has ignorance been put, and how?
Topic: Ignorance.
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