LEADER 00000cam a22005537i 4500 001 w8z780kjtrnsq4z6 003 SE-LIBR 008 200910t20192019enk||||||b||||001 0|eng|d 020 9781780326368|qhardback 020 178032636X|qhardback 020 9781780326351|qpaperback 020 |z9781780326382 (ePub ebook) 020 |z9781780326375 (PDF ebook) 020 |z9781780326399 (Kindle ebook) 041 eng 082 04 306.42|223 092 0 306|bengelska 100 1 McGoey, Linsey|4aut 245 14 The unknowers :|bhow strategic ignorance rules the world / |cLinsey McGoey 264 1 London :|bZed Books,|c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 369 pages|c23 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-357) and index 520 "Deliberate ignorance has been known as the 'Ostrich Instruction' in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people's lives? When the phone hacking scandal rocked the United Kingdom in 2011, Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News International, knew nothing of the criminal goings-on. After a fire swept through the Grenfell Tower, it soon came to light that the tragedy was a result of the wilful ignorance of experts. Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today's post-truth world? Encompassing the building of industrial empires in 19th century America to the legal defences of today, The Unknowers shows that ignorance has not only long been an inherent part big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies."--|cProvided by publisher 650 0 Knowledge, Sociology of 650 0 Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) 650 7 Kunskapssociologi|2sao 650 7 Skuld|2sao 650 7 Straffrättsvillfarelse|2sao 650 7 Ansvar (juridik)|2sao 650 7 Blame.|2fast 650 7 Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)|2fast
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