02030cam a2200325 i 4500 656422493 TxAuBib 20230406120000.0 220817s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022946471 9780300265958 HRD 30.00 0300265956 HRD 30.00 (OCoLC)1341203113 TxAuBib rda Burke, Peter, 1937- Ignorance [BOOK] : a global history / Peter Burke. London : Yale University Press, [2023] xiv, 310 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page [299]) and index. Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the “giant” of ignorance, and in today’s hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors? In this account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity’s ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance—genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious—from the willful politicians who redrew Europe’s borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate change denial. Provided by publisher. 20230406. Knowledge, Sociology of History. Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) History.