How Should We Rationally Deal with Ignorance?

A Philosophical Study

Nadja El Kassar (University of Lucerne, Switzerland)

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English

Routledge
27 September 2024

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Sociology; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Studies in Epistemology

This book addresses two questions that are highly relevant for epistemology and for society: What is ignorance and how should we rationally deal with it? It proposes a new way of thinking about ignorance based on contemporary and historical philosophical theories.

In the first part of the book, the author shows that epistemological definitions of ignorance are quite heterogeneous and often address different phenomena under the label ""ignorance."" She then develops an integrated conception of ignorance that recognizes doxastic, attitudinal, and structural constituents of ignorance. Based on this new conception, she carves out suggestions for dealing with ignorance from the history of philosophy that have largely been overlooked: virtue-theoretic approaches based on Aristotle and Socrates, consequentialist approaches derived from James, and deontological approaches based on Locke, Clifford, and Kant. None of these approaches individually provide a satisfying approach to the task of rationally dealing with ignorance, and so the author develops an alternative maxim-based answer that extends Kant’s maxims of the sensus communis to the issue of ignorance. The last part of the book applies this maxim-based answer to different contexts in medicine and democracies.

How Should We Rationally Deal with Ignorance? will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, and the social sciences.

By: Nadja El Kassar (University of Lucerne Switzerland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032451213
ISBN 10: 1032451211
Series: Routledge Studies in Epistemology
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 27 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction Part 1: What Is Ignorance? 2. The Framework I 3. Conceptions of Ignorance 4. Facts of Ignorance 5. Causes of Ignorance Part 2: Rationally Dealing with Ignorance 6. The Framework II 7. Virtue-theoretical Answers 8. Consequentialist Answers 9. Deontological Answers 10. The Maxim-based Answer Part 3: Applications 11. Ignorance in Democracies 12. Ignorance and Uncertainty in Medical Contexts Outlook

Nadja El Kassar is Professor of Philosophy, with a focus on theoretical philosophy, at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. Her research interests include social and feminist epistemology, philosophy of perception, and philosophy of mind. Recently she has published articles on ignorance, epistemic injustice, and intellectual self-trust.