Ignorance

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Ignorance is the state in which one lacks knowledge, is unaware of something or chooses to subjectively ignore information. This should not be confused with being unintelligent, as one's level of intelligence and level of education or general awareness are not the same. The word "Ignorant" is an adjective describing a person in the state of being unaware. The term may be used specifically (e.g. "One can be an expert in math, and totally ignorant of history.") or generally (e.g. "an ignorant person.") -- although the second use is used less as a descriptive and more as an imprecise personal insult.

Ignorance may also be used as:

• Ignorant
• Ignorance
• Ignorancy

Ignorance may also refer to:

• Avidya, ignorance as a concept in Vedanta. Vidya is knowledge. Literally, Avidya is not knowledge.
• Avijja, ignorance as a concept in Buddhism
• Pluralistic ignorance, a concept in social psychology
• Rational ignorance, a concept in epistemology
• Vincible ignorance, a moral or doctrinal matter in Catholic ethics that could have been removed by diligence reasonable to the circumstances¨
• Ignorance is one of the two children of mankind (the second is Want) shown to Ebenezer Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Present.

• Literary works and musical performers
  • Ignorance (album), a 1987 album by American metal band Sacred Reich
  • Ignorance (band), a British thrash-funk metal band and a South American Folk punk band.
  • Ignorance (novel), a 2000 novel by Milan Kundera
  • Steve Ignorant, British punk musician
  • "Ignorance (song)" is also a song by American pop punk band Paramore.

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