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The book is about the moral significance of ignorance. It is divided into two parts. The first part is about the impact of ignorance on how we ought to behave. The second part is about the impact of ignorance on how we are judged. The book has three main arguments. The first argument is that our ignorance has a direct impact on how we ought to behave. The second argument is that our ignorance has a indirect impact on how we ought to behave. The third argument is that our ignorance has an important bearing on both questions.
Every choice we make is set against a background of massive ignorance about our past, our future, our circumstances, and ourselves. Philosophers are divided on the moral significance of such ignorance. Some say that it has a direct impact on how we ought to behave - the question of what our moral obligations are; others deny this, claiming that it only affects how we ought to be judged in light of the behaviour in which we choose to engage - the question of what responsibility we bear for our choices. Michael Zimmerman claims that our ignorance has an important bearing on both questions, and offers an account of moral obligation and moral responsibility that is sharply at odds with the prevailing wisdom. His book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in ethics.
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