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Climate Science Denial as Willful Hermeneutical Ignorance
Social Epistemology 34 (5):469-477 (2020)
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Climate science denial results from ignorance and perpetuates ignorance about scientific facts and methods of inquiry. In this paper, I explore climate science denial as a type of active ignorance...Author's Profile
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