Agnotology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Agnotology is a noun meaning The study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.
Meaning
The study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.
Example Sentences
Our interest here, though, is less in remediation than in what Nancy Tuana has called the "liberatory moment"—which brings us to a more subtle form of agnatology
Indeed, the think tanks and corporations that employ economists frequently explicitly seek to foster ignorance as part of their business plans: that is the postmodern phenomenon of agnotology.
Word Forms
- agnatology
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agnatology, agnotologist, agnoiology, gnosiology, gnostology, agriology.
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