Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not to Know (Strüngmann Forum Reports #29)

By: Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel

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Synopsis: Psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and legal scholars explore the conscious choice not to seek information.The history of intellectual thought abounds with claims that knowledge is valued and sought, yet individuals and groups often choose not to know. We call the conscious choice not to seek or use knowledge (or information) deliberate ignorance. When is this a virtue, when is it a vice, and what can be learned from formally modeling the underlying motives? On which normative grounds can it be judged? Which institutional interventions can promote or prevent it? In this book, psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and legal scholars explore the scope of deliberate ignorance.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 396 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780262362610
Related ISBNs:: 9780262045599
Publisher:: MIT Press
Date of Addition:: 02/02/21
Copyrighted By:: Ralph Hertwig, Christoph Engel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Psychology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Ralph Hertwig
Edited by:: Christoph Engel