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Ignorant modernity

The concept of ‘ignorant modernity’ posits that the ignorance of the archetype of homo ignorans, as proposed by the author, would grow at the same rate as socially stored knowledge. This growth would occur concurrently with the necessary and obligatory trust in the social structure and intelligent society.

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Are we moderns more ignorant than the ancients? In some respects, yes; in others, no. That’s what this essay on ignorant modernity is about; the transformation of the fields of ignorance and of the concept of ignorance itself, which is not always something negative per se, nor does it amount to a lack of education.

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