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Ignorance

A Global History

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Ignorance

Yazan: Peter Burke
Seslendiren: Oliver Wyman
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A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day.

Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the “giant” of ignorance, and in today’s hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors?

In this highly original account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity’s ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance—genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious—from the willful politicians who redrew Europe’s borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate-change denial. The result is a lively exploration of human knowledge across the ages and the importance of recognizing its limits.

©2023 Peter Burke (P)2023 Audible, Inc. Social Sciences Antik Tarih
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This is a strikingly ignorant work, being substantially more polemic than history, For example, in the first chapter, the author denounces the Balfour Declaration claiming that it 'ignored the Arabs who were already there.' A quick Google search taking about 10 seconds reveals that the Declaration states, 'it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.' Who else could this possibly refer to other than the Arabs?

One wonders into which category of ignorance this striking error should be placed. Passive, wilful or perhaps communal?

Stunningly ignorant

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