Science and the Production of Ignorance
When the Quest for Knowledge Is Thwarted
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2020
Summary
An introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces ignorance-both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally.We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer to the study of ignorance, and much of the ignorance studied in this new area is produced by science.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538213 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262538210 |
| Author: | Janet Kourany, Martin Carrier |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This is an excellent, thought-provoking book—offering new perspectives, posing new questions, and opening new areas of research. Its expanded analytic/conceptual design blends the evaluative, and ethical/normative concepts of knowledge in ways profitably applicable to all facets of the scientific enterprise.”—The European Legacy
About The Author
Janet Kourany
Janet Kourany is Associate Professor of Philosophy and concurrent Associate Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Notre Dame.Martin Carrier is Professor of Philosophy at Universit t Bielefeld, Germany.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.