Ignorance Today
At least in developed countries – but increasingly in underdeveloped countries as well – the problem is no longer one of access to information, but rather that people lack the ability to process and make sense of that information. The need for critical-thinking skills has never been greater – or their absence more obvious.
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NEW YORK – Ignorance is the root of all evil, according to Plato, who also famously gave us a still-current definition of its opposite: knowledge. For Plato, knowledge is “justified true belief.” That definition is worthy of consideration as we reflect on the perils of ignorance in the twenty-first century.