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#539 Ralph Hertwig - Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not to Know

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We Need to Fight the Liberal Ignorance

Liberal ignorance is important for societies to have social cohesion and cooperation. But there are many domains in which we do not need to fight the liberal ignorance, says Professor David Frum. He argues that it can be used as a way of protecting us from our own biases or being fair to other people. The trick is to discern between these two situations he adds.

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