02544nam 2200601 a 450 991045719360332120200520144314.01-280-65912-297866136360580-7391-6818-5(CKB)2550000000084361(EBL)860108(OCoLC)775873141(SSID)ssj0000611667(PQKBManifestationID)11394254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611667(PQKBWorkID)10666860(PQKB)10116990(MiAaPQ)EBC860108(Au-PeEL)EBL860108(CaPaEBR)ebr10532587(CaONFJC)MIL363605(EXLCZ)99255000000008436120110310d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA defense of ignorance[electronic resource] its value for knowers and roles in feminist and social epistemologies /Cynthia TownleyLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (150 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-5105-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorBy 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.Feminist theoryIgnorance (Theory of knowledge)Social epistemologyElectronic books.Feminist theory.Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)Social epistemology.305.4201Townley Cynthia986047MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457193603321A defense of ignorance2253777UNINA