Deliberate ignorance

Authors

  • Montserrat Crespín Perales Facultat de Filosofia, Universitat de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2436/20.3001.01.151

Keywords:

types of ignorance, deliberate ignorance, philosophy and education

Abstract

The jurisprudential doctrine of the Spanish Supreme Court defines «deliberate ignorance» as the «principle that states that one who does not want to know what he can and must know, and yet benefits from the situation, is responsible for the criminal consequences of his act». Based on a review of the different types of ignorance considered negatively, the article proposes to use analogously the legal figure of the «deliberate ignorance» to explore some of the aspects that can help to think philosophically education today.

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Published

2024-01-11

How to Cite

Crespín Perales, M. (2024). Deliberate ignorance. Anuari De La Societat Catalana De Filosofia, (33), 7–25. https://doi.org/10.2436/20.3001.01.151

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