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Takashi Watanabe

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This book examines the overlooked yet pivotal concept of ignorance in environmental philosophy, critiquing its marginalization in both science and philosophy. It identifies ignorance as the "unknown unknowns" that science struggles to address and argues that academic reliance on identity hinders understanding of such complexities. Drawing on Derrida's critique of identity, the book demonstrates how ignorance challenges the authority of scientific and philosophical frameworks, questioning whether these disciplines can genuinely contribute to solving environmental crises.

Inhalt

Preface
Introduction
PART I SCIENCE AND IGNORANCE
Chapter 1 The Problem of Knowledge and Ignorance
Chapter 2 Risk, Uncertainty, and Ignorance
Chapter 3 The Problem of Scale
Chapter 4 Recovery and Reduction
PART II PHILOSOPHY AND THE EXCLUSION OF IGNORANCE
Chapter 5 Identity and Uniformity
Chapter 6 The Problem of Logicality
Chapter 7 Phenomenology and Its Limits
Chapter 8 Deconstruction and the Trace
Chapter 9 Nietzsche and Ignorance
Chapter 10 Autopoiesis and Institutional Closure
PART III ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY
Chapter 11 Responsibility and Freedom
Chapter 12 Ethical Response and the Limits of Knowledge
Chapter 13 Dialogue with Philosophers and Scientists
Chapter 14 Conclusion: Thinking the Outside of Disclosure
Appendix
Bibliography