An alphabetically arranged guide introducing undergraduate and postgraduate students in philosophy, to the main problems and positions in epistemology. It shows where these problems and positions connect and where they part.
An alphabetically arranged guide introducing undergraduate and postgraduate students in philosophy, to the main problems and positions in epistemology...
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...
This edited collection focuses on the moral and social dimensions of ignorance an undertheorized category in analytic philosophy. Contributors addr...
Ignorance is a neglected issue in philosophy. This is surprising for, contrary to what one might expect, it is not clear what ignorance is. Some philosophers say or assume that it is a lack of knowledge, whereas others claim or presuppose that it is an absence of true belief. What is one ignorant of when one is ignorant? What kinds of ignorance are there? This neglect is also remarkable because ignorance plays a crucial role in all sorts of controversial societal issues. Ignorance is often thought to be a moral and legal excuse; it is a core concept in medical ethics and debates about...
Ignorance is a neglected issue in philosophy. This is surprising for, contrary to what one might expect, it is not clear what ignorance is. Some philo...
