Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ474716
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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The Sin of Science: Ignorance of Ignorance.
Ravetz, Jerome R.
Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, v15 n2 p157-65 Dec 1993
Considers the idea of ignorance of ignorance in the scientific culture. Topics discussed include a historical background of ignorance in science, including the ideas of Socrates, Galileo, Descartes, and Bacon; teaching and practice; and philosophical reconstruction and the relationship between knowledge and ignorance. (Contains six references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Philosophy, Scientific and Technical Information
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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