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1 online resource (150 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
By exploring diverse and sometimes positive roles for ignorance, A Defense of Ignorance offers a revisionary approach to epistemology that challenges core assumptions about epistemic values. Townley contributes innovative ways of thinking about the practicalities and politics of knowledge and argues for an expanded domain of responsible epistemic conduct. All social scientists, especially those interested in knowledge and in feminist scholarship, stand to benefit from Townley's arguments. |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction: Ignorance Matters; 1 Epistemic Dependence: Beyond Facts; 2 Ignorance and the Interdependence of Epistemic Agents; 3 Institutional Epistemic Dependence; 4 Ignorance, Arrogance, and Pluralism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Feminist theory.
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Feminist theory. |
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Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)
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Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) |
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Social epistemology.
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Social epistemology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Feminist theory. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780739151051 |
| ISBN |
9780739168189 (electronic book) |
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0739168185 (electronic book) |
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9780739151051 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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