Western sciences have little grasped the issue of ignorance despite the fact that, in the words of Karl Popper , “our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance is necessarily infinite”, with important consequences for our lives. . This is observed by Robert N. Proctor in the introduction to a collective work on agnotology published in 2008. This […] … learn more→
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“The other side of words”: Agnotology
Scientists have a word for studying the post-truth world: agnotology
As we watch Donald Trump take on the most powerful position in the world, many of us are left asking how a man who has consistently lied to his public could get so far. Some pundits are calling this the dawn of a new era. They say we now live in a post-fact or post-truth […] … learn more→