2016
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-016-1145-6
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Responsibility for strategic ignorance

Abstract: Strategic ignorance is a widespread phenomenon. In a laboratory setting, many participants avoid learning information about the consequences of their behaviour in order to act egoistically. In real life, many consumers avoid information about their purchases or the working conditions in which they were produced in order to retain their lifestyle. The question is whether agents are blameworthy for such strategically ignorant behaviour. In this paper, I explore quality of will resources, according to which agent… Show more

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“…the Mumps, Measles, Rubella vaccine for children) 2 . Due to our increasingly connected world, especially in the last decade, a lot of misinformation spreads through social media and is accessible to all, leading to the politicisation of science (Deming, 2005;Jasanoff, 2005;Davies, 2019) and the organisation of ignorance (Frickel & Vincent, 2007;Knowles, 2014;Wieland, 2017). This adds complexity to the interface between policy, science and practice and underlines the importance of knowledge management and consistent sharing of best practice in the domain of risk mitigation (Daszak et al, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…the Mumps, Measles, Rubella vaccine for children) 2 . Due to our increasingly connected world, especially in the last decade, a lot of misinformation spreads through social media and is accessible to all, leading to the politicisation of science (Deming, 2005;Jasanoff, 2005;Davies, 2019) and the organisation of ignorance (Frickel & Vincent, 2007;Knowles, 2014;Wieland, 2017). This adds complexity to the interface between policy, science and practice and underlines the importance of knowledge management and consistent sharing of best practice in the domain of risk mitigation (Daszak et al, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mills 2007) and feminist philosophers (e.g. Frye 1983) who have focused on the way in which members of elite demographic groups benefit from socio-political structures that uphold ignorance (see Woomer 2019), as well as recent philosophical work on 'willful' ignorance (Lynch 2016;Wieland 2016a) and 'strategic' ignorance (Wieland 2016b). Important exceptions in psychology and behavioural economics include Golman et al (2015), Hertwig and Engel (2016) and Sweeny et al (2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Can obtain references regarding the performance of business products and the notification of empty stock. business do not need to be anxious when the business venture continues and is able to survive in the current pandemic conditions (Wieland, 2017;World Health Organization, 2008). Research Okumura, et al (2008) supports and is committed to helping meet the challenges of maintaining productivity and economic growth amid demands to reduce mobility to the workplace and public crowds through programs.…”
Section: Business Financementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The financial statements of micro and small business enterprises, not growing, protectors of non-debt taxes, profitability, liquidity, and levers have failed. Niud and Zu, 2020;Wieland, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%