an online book by David Gurteen
Ignorance is the lack of knowledge, understanding, or awareness about a particular subject or topic, resulting in the absence of information or comprehension about it.
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or understanding. Deliberate ignorance is a culturally-induced phenomenon, the study of which is called agnotology.
The word "ignorant" is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, or even cognitive dissonance and other cognitive relation, and can describe individuals who are unaware of important information or facts. Ignorance can appear in three different types: factual ignorance (absence of knowledge of some fact), object ignorance (unacquaintance with some object), and technical ignorance (absence of knowledge of how to do something).
Credit: Wikipedia - ignoranceFor all our knowledge, we have no idea what we’re talking about. We don’t understand what’s going on in our business, our market, and our world. Knowledge Management shouldn’t be about helping us to know more. It should be about helping us to understand. So, how do we understand things? It’s through stories that we … Continue reading For All Our Knowledge, We Have No Idea What We’re Talking About David Weinberger
There are, in fact, four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own … Continue reading The Four Stumbling Blocks to Truth Roger Bacon
Calling someone ignorant isn’t necessarily an insult. Ignorance is simply a lack of understanding. If we are ignorant of a subject, we have little, if any, information or knowledge about it. We are ignorant about all sorts of things, but that does not make us stupid; we are just ignorant. This is a crucial distinction. … Continue reading Ignorance Is Simply a Lack of Understanding David Gurteen
Gurteen Knowledge Blog July 15, 2022, 11:33Calling someone ignorant isn’t necessarily an insult. Ignorance is simply a lack of understanding. If we are ignorant of a subject, we have little, if any, knowledge about it. We are ignorant about all sorts of things, but that does not make us stupid; we are just ignorant. Maybe calling … Continue reading Calling Someone Ignorant Isn’t Necessarily an Insult Ignorance is simply a lack of understanding
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. Credit: Dalai Lama Posts where this quotation … Continue reading We Need to Cultivate a Universal Responsibility for One Another and the Planet We Share Dalai Lama
The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism. Credit: William Osler Source: Chauvinism in Medicine: Address to the Canadian Medical Association, Montreal (17 September 1902); published in The Montreal Medical Journal Vol. XXXI (1902)Posts where this quotation is embedded Conclusion: Two Pillars of Truth Critical thinking – a civic duty Introduction: Two Pillars of Truth The convergence … Continue reading The Greater the Ignorance, the Greater the Dogmatism William Osler
The greatest scientific discovery was the discovery of ignorance. Once humans realised how little they knew about the world, they suddenly had a very good reason to seek new knowledge, which opened up the scientific road to progress. Credit: Yuval Noah Harari Source: Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowPeople: Yuval Noah HarariYuval Noah … Continue reading The Greatest Scientific Discovery Was the Discovery of Ignorance Yuval Noah Harari
