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Willful Ignorance

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Michelle Moody-Adams suggests that “the main obstacle to moral progress in social practices is the tendency to widespread affected ignorance of what can and should already be known.” This explanation is promising, though to understand it we need to know what willful (affected, motivated, strategic) ignorance actually is. This paper presents a novel analysis of this concept, which builds upon Moody-Adams ( 1994 ) and is contrasted with a recent account by Lynch ( 2016 ).

Source: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

DOI: 10.1007/s10677-016-9722-9

Author: Jan Willem Wieland

Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Philosophical Ethics and Theory

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,290

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek