A Passion for Ignorance : What We Choose Not to Know and Why /

"Drawing on philosophy, social and psychoanalytic theory, popular culture, and her own experience, Salecl explores how the passion for ignorance plays out in many different aspects of life today, from love, illness, trauma, and the fear of failure to genetics, forensic science, big data, and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salecl, Renata, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Ignorance > Aspect social.
Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Drawing on philosophy, social and psychoanalytic theory, popular culture, and her own experience, Salecl explores how the passion for ignorance plays out in many different aspects of life today, from love, illness, trauma, and the fear of failure to genetics, forensic science, big data, and the Incel movement-and she concludes that ignorance is a complex phenomenon that can, on occasion, benefit individuals and society as a whole"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780691245713

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