Humankind and the environment: an anatomy of surprise and ignorance
This paper addresses the problem of ‘ignorance’ in philosophy and science, particularly with respect to the conceptualization, study and solution of environmental problems. We begin by distinguishing between ‘risk’, ‘uncertainty’ and ‘ignorance’. We then offer a categorization of ignorance, and use...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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Environmental values
Year: 1992, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-241 |
| ISSN: | 1752-7015 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30301290
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| Author Notes: | Malte Faber, Reiner Manstetten and John L.R. Proops |