{"product_id":"a-defense-of-ignorance-cynthia-townley-9780739151051","title":"A Defense of Ignorance: Its Value for Knowers and Roles in Feminist and Social Epistemologies","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Defense of Ignorance\u003c\/i\u003e develops new ideas in feminist epistemology by exploring diverse and sometimes positive roles for ignorance. Cynthia Townley argues that epistemic values cannot simply be reduced to the value of increasing knowledge and that ignorance is not merely inescapable for epistemic agents, but, rather, is valuable. Townley shows that ignorance-friendly epistemology offers a better descriptive and normative account of human epistemic practices. This interpretation challenges the traditional assumption that increasing knowledge is the definitive epistemic goal. The book makes a major contribution to revisionary epistemology and to the expanding fields of social epistemology and feminist epistemology. All social scientists stand to benefit from Townley's analysis, most of all those interested in knowledge and in feminist scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Townley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739151053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739151051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.62w x 0.64d","brand":"Cynthia Townley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130127085823,"sku":"9780739151051","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1cf82d50-9e9d-42aa-b2f2-0edf22ea9454.jpg?v=1687467711","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-defense-of-ignorance-cynthia-townley-9780739151051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}