Agnotology the making and unmaking of ignorance

I saw this book in my local public library and it caught my eye because im interested in ignorance. Agnotology is the study of ignorance, its also the cultural production of ignorance, sort of in the same way that biology is both life and the study of life. Agnotology formerly agnatology is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt. R ace and epistemologies of ignorance 2007, edited by shannon sullivan and nancy tuana, and agnotology. By robert proctor editor, londa schiebinger editor. Our interest here, though, is less in remediation than in what nancy tuana has called the liberatory momentwhich brings us. Ignorance theory of knowledge social aspects congresses secrecy congresses. For issues that are contentious in the societal realm, though largely not in the scientific realm, such as human evolution or the broad basics of humaninduced climate change, it has been. Proctor and londa schiebinger stanford university press stanford, california. The making and unmaking of ignorance by robert n proctor and londa schiebinger eds stanford university press 2008 isbn 0804759014. The making and unmaking of ignorance what dont we know, and why dont we know it. The making and unmaking of ignorance edited by robert n. Publication date 2008 topics ignorance theory of knowledge social aspects congresses, secrecy congresses. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

Agnotology formerly agnatology is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data. The book is just a collection of essays from a bunch of progressive commentators who fail to objectively assess the facts. The making and unmaking of ignorance 1st edition by proctor, robert n. Agnotology the making and unmaking of ignorance edited by robert n. How climate science became a victim of the cold war naomi oreskes and erik m. Agnotology the making and unmaking of ignorance pdf. Agnotology formerly agnatology is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, agnotology. Proctor, 9780804756525, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jun 14, 20 agnotology is a term that has been used to describe the study of ignorance and its cultural production proctor in agnotology. The making and unmaking of ignorance 2008, edited by robert n.

Proctor and londa schiebinger, developed out of workshops at pennsylvania state university, the former in 2004. Ignorance has a history and a political geography, but there are also things people dont want you to know doubt is our product is the tobacco industry slogan. Ignorance theory of knowledge social aspects congresses. The resulting post was about the death of john lennon. The making and unmaking of ignorance paperback 12 may 2008 by robert n. The distinguished authors offer compelling evidence that what we do not know is every bit as much a product of human choice and ingenuity as what we choose to know. Sep 17, 2019 agnotology formerly agnatology is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, agnotology.

Proctor, a stanford university professor specializing in the history of science and technology, and linguist iain boal coined the neologism on the basis of the. Agnotology the making and unmaking of ignorance pdf is a reader for books, available in apps for most devices. Agnotology hardcover the making and unmaking of ignorance. May 12, 2008 agnotology rescues ignorance from the nomansland of unexamined social phenomena. I also work on the history of scientific rhetoric, tobacco and body history, nazi science, expert witnessing, evolution and human origins, geology and gemstone aesthetics, and the cultural production of ignorance agnotology. Once youve read an article, you swipe the screen and the article disappears, with another article appearing. On the varieties of ignorance, criminal negligence, and crimes against humanity article pdf available in explore the journal of science and healing 106. Jun 20, 2012 a field of scholarship called agnotology see wikipedia and refs. Agnotology, scientific consensus, and the teaching and. Agnotology is a term that has been used to describe the study of ignorance and its cultural production proctor in agnotology. The making and unmaking of ignorance, authorrobert n. The making and unmaking of ignorance 2008, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.

The premise of agnotology the making and unmaking of ignorance pdf is very basic. The man who studies the spread of ignorance bbc future. Agnotology, formerly agnatology, is a neologism for the study of culturallyinduced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data. How a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to by erik m. Proctor, a stanford university professor, and linguist iain boal. The logic of modern censorship peter galison 000 3. Sheila jasanoff, harvard university in the past years there have been few new fields of research as timely as agnotology. Studying ignorance invites bad puns and awkward moments of selfreflection. Proctor, 1 2 a stanford university professor specializing in the history of science and technology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Both anthologies grapple with ignorance as an important but hitherto overlooked and underdeveloped facet of. The cultural production of ignorance agnotology and misology wordspy citations external links proctor, robert n schiebinger, londa, eds. The embedded video has a guest appearance by howard cosell, a well known scholar of ignorance.

Proctor and londa schiebinger, developed out of workshops at pennsylvania state university, the. A missing term to describe the cultural production of ignorance and its study robert n. Proctor claims that we know very little about ignorance p. Robert proctor, a stanford historian, coined the term. It makes us ask what is at stake when we dont know things that are plainly before our eyes. My current work centers around the history of scientific controversy, especially in 20th and 21st century science, technology, and medicine. The essays assembled in agnotology show that ignorance is often more than just an absence of knowledge. The making and unmaking of ignorance anyone who thinks ignorance is nobodys business has a lot to learn from these provocative essays. Publication date 2008 topics ignorance theory of knowledge social aspects congresses, secrecy congresses publisher.