Deliberate ignorance : choosing not to know / edited by Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hertwig, Ralph, editor.

Engel, Christoph, 1956- editor.

Series:

Strüngmann Forum reports.

Strüngmann forum reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)--Social aspects.

Ignorance (Theory of knowledge).

Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and legal scholars discuss when is deliberate ignorance a virtue, and what type of environment does it require"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

The Phenomenon

1: Homo Ignorans: Deliberately Choosing Not to Know

2: The Complex Dynamics of Deliberate Ignorance and the Desire to Know in Times of Transformation

3: Utilizing Strategic Ignorance in Negotiations

4: Blinding to Remove Biases in Science and Society

Deep Structure

5: The Deep Structure of Deliberate Ignorance

6: How Forgetting Aids Homo Ignorans

7: Willful Construction of Ignorance

Models

8: Models of Deliberate Ignorance in Individual Choice

9: The Evolution of Deliberate Ignorance in Strategic Interaction

10: The Zoo of Models of Deliberate Ignorance

Norms

11: Harry Potter and the Welfare of the Willfully Blinded

12: Is There a Right Not to Know Genetic Information about Oneself?

13: Reflections on Deliberate Ignorance

14: Normative Implications of Deliberate Ignorance

Institutions

15: Institutions Promoting or Countering Deliberate Ignorance

16: Deliberate Ignorance and the Law

17: Deliberate Ignorance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36327-5

0-262-36261-9

OCLC:

1202406773