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True Ignorance – Quote by Karl Popper

„True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.“

Karl PopperKarl Popper on true ignorance: This quote focuses on refusing to acquire knowledge rather than simply lacking it.
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Karl Popper was an Austrian-British philosopher and the founder of critical rationalism.

The quote distinguishes between a lack of knowledge and a deliberate refusal to acquire it.


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Sir Karl Raimund Popper (1902–1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher. Through his work in the philosophy of knowledge and science, as well as in social, historical, and political philosophy, he shaped critical rationalism. He also served as a professor of logic and scientific methods.

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