A Defense of Ignorance - Its Value for Knowers and Roles in Feminist and Social Epistemologies

Informationen zum Autor By Cynthia Townley Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Ignorance Matters Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Epistemic Dependence: Beyond Facts Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Trust and Ignorance Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Institutional Epistemic Dependence Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Ignorance, Arrogance and Pluralism

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia Townley, Townley Cynthia
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2011
• EAN: 9780739151051
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-5105-1
• No. of pages: 127
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Gender studies: women & girls