A Defense of Ignorance

A Defense of Ignorance
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9780739151051
ISBN-13 : 0739151053
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Book Synopsis A Defense of Ignorance by : Cynthia Townley

Download or read book A Defense of Ignorance written by Cynthia Townley and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops new ideas in feminist epistemology by exploring diverse and sometimes positive roles for ignorance. The author argues that epistemic values cannot simply be reduced to the value of increasing knowledge and that ignorance is not merely inescapable for epistemic agents, but, rather, is valuable. She shows that ignorance-friendly epistemology offers a better descriptive and normative account of human epistemic practices. --publisher.


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