Philosophy 250ig - Topics in Epistemology-Ignorance

Epistemology-T: Ignorance

Spring
2023
01
4.00
Elizabeth V. Spelman

TU TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
PHI-250ig-01-202303
Hatfield 201
espelman@smith.edu
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?
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