PERSPECTIVES ON IGNORANCE FROM MORAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY by Rik Peels (Editor), Martijn Blaauw (Editor) ( 9781138945661 )

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PERSPECTIVES ON IGNORANCE FROM MORAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY

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Rik Peels (Editor), Martijn Blaauw (Editor)

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Pub. date:

14 July, 2016

Series:

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Pages:

253

Synopsis:

This edited collection focuses on the moral and social dimensions of ignorance-an undertheorized category in analytic philosophy. Contributors address such issues as the relation between ignorance and deception, ignorance as a moral excuse, ignorance as a legal excuse, and the relation between ignorance and moral character. In the moral realm, ignorance is sometimes considered as an excuse; some specific kind of ignorance seems to be implied by a moral character; and ignorance is closely related to moral risk. Ignorance has certain social dimensions as well: it has been claimed to be the engine of science; it seems to be entailed by privacy and secrecy; and it is widely thought to constitute a legal excuse in certain circumstances. Together, these contributions provide a sustained inquiry into the nature of ignorance and the pivotal role it plays in the moral and social domains.

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2 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings

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