riverrat15666
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Ignorance is not knowing...or don't want to know a fact.. .Illiteracy is unable to read.
Some Illiterates are a lot smarter than the ignorant.
There may be a reason to be illiterate (blindness, retardation, etc) but they strive not to be ignorant.
Ignorance implies not wanting to know or not caring HOW they can know something if they have the ability to do so.
Illiterates have a better chance of learning how to read than ignorants have to learn how to think! |
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no ignorance is not knowing something and it isn't always about stupidity. stupidity is a whole different condition.
illiteracy is not being able to read, there are many incredibly intelligent people who have not learned to read. |
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WOILA! JEROME CONERAS
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no! Both have different meanings and cant be compared as the same at all.
ignorance might be the reason of illiteracy however, illiteracy might not be the reason of ignorance. |
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Bopols
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No, and the reason can be simply illustrated.
One can be ignorant even if he is literate. Your post on "ignorance of the law" explains that someone can even be scholarly literate and yet not know that something is illegal, thus, ignorant of the law.
And then, there are no-read, no-write people who have gone beyond the initial "shame" for their inability to go to school out of poverty. But you can not conclude that these people are ignorant. They can learn things through conversation, observations, etc.
This reminds me of my friend's driver. He does not know how to read or write (and don't ask me how he got a driver's license). Yet, he has never been ticketed for a traffic violation. Ergo, he is not ignorant of the traffic rules. |
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Daniel T
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No. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Illiteracy means you can't read. |
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Sean S
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No. Illiteracy means you cannot read. Ignorance means you are not aware of something.
example: If you were illiterate, you couldn't read this sentance.
If you were ignorant, you wouldn't know that yahoo answers is a place to go get an answer. |
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Bail out BS
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Although literacy is defined as someone who is unable to read, write, listen or speak properly, still, illiterate person have the knowledge and wisdom to function and go on to lead a successful life. Here are few quotes that you might like:
"Ignorance is excitement,
the perpetual challenge to grow.
Ignorance is everything yet to be:
places you've yet to go;
people you've yet to meet;
facts you've yet to learn;
things you've yet to discover.
Ignorance is viewing the world
through the eyes of a child for whom
all is fresh, new and unexpected.
Ignorance is the possibility of surprise."
-- Bob Root-Bernstein, PhD
Michigan State University
Professor of Physiology
"Ignorance represents all that we have yet to learn and discover - from an individual or collective viewpoint and shifting over time. You cannot learn what you already 'know' - although you may have to unlearn some things, and you cannot discover something you've already found - although you may occasionally rediscover something you've misplaced or forgotten. Also, ignorance - i.e., unanswered questions - is the raw material of knowledge, and (current) knowledge is the raw material of (future) ignorance, i.e., answers and questions shift with time and the accumulation of answers. That is why, some years ago, philosopher-in-residence Ann Kerwin, PhD, and I developed the Ignorance Map (below) to define these shifting domains of ignorance."
-- Marlys Witte, MD
University of Arizona
Professor of Surgery
"A simple definition is 'not knowing.' An operational definition is the stimulus to learn if the answer is known or the stimulus to investigate if the answer is not as yet known. In short, ignorance is operationally intertwined and indivisible from knowledge as the latter stimulates questions about the unknown, whereas enlightened ignorance or unknowing stimulates a quest for knowledge."
-- Charles Witte, MD
University of Arizona
Professor of Surgery |
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berecca
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The way I interpret the word "ignorant" is by the base of the word, "ignore". The opportunity to learn is present but they chose to ignore it. An illiterate person, conversely, has not had the open opportunity to learn.
Someone I know quite well is illiterate, he can't read. He is ignorant because his wife has made many efforts to teach him to read, but he is too full of S@^* and pride to allow it. |
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kill_yr_television
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Illiterate is simply not having been taught to read. No matter how smart you are, if no one has ever taught you to read, you won't know how. Ignorant comes from the root word ignore; it means to have the potential of knowledge but to choose not to have or use the knowledge, to ignore it. You can be either, both, or neither. |
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Das ist mein fluch
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I don't think so. Close but not always the same. |
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daveg1222
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No |
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Rishi M
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illiteracy implies ignorance, since knowledge nowadays is so widely dispersed through text, but they ARE NOT one in the same. EXAMPLE:
In the past, before paper, people would tell stories and discuss philosophy by word of mouth, in dialogues and debates. Homer's Odyssey and Illiad were passed down in this oral tradition. One would not consider people well versed with such ideas and philosophies and stories as ignorant, even though they are illiterate.
Also, many literate people are ignorant. For example one could read the National Enquirer-). |
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SquareEyedDoll
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No. You can be literate and be ignorant and vice versa. |
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Rebecca M
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To be ignorant is not to have the knowledge or common sense to know whether something is right or wrong, or to know and choose avoidance (thus being ignorant by choice).
To be illiterate is lack of ability to read.
So to answer your question, no. An ignorant person can be very well read just like how an illiterate person can have a firm grasp on world concepts and common sense. They are completely non-related. |
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ANTON D
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no way no |
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Stop Ranting
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Illiteracy is being ignorant of language in all it's forms.
For those who don't get it, illiteracy and ignorance are the same in regards to a single subject, language. |
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Aref H4
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Ignorance is bliss. Illiteracy means the same, only it cannot be put into words. |
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avatarofyourdreams
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Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or the lack of ability to USE knowledge
Illiteracy is an inability to read.
Ignorance has many interpretations but the word “Illiterate” or “Illiteracy” only has one meaning: “Inability to read”.
“I can’t read this book because I am Illiterate”
I hope this distinction helps! |
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Terri J
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No, illiteracy is the inability to read. You can still garner knowledge in a lot of other ways. Ignorance is the lack of knowledge. When people speak of ignorance, however, it is often used in specific terms (being ignorant of something specific), rather than general ignorance. |
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?Awesome One?
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Not really. But you could argue about this all day. |
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sakuramiko16
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No ignorance means not knowing about something or ignoring it. Illiteracy means you can't read and write. |
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RedBeard
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No, except if you are illiterate you are ignorant to the written word. |
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jongroendyke
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no,ignorance is not knowing.5+5=12 is ignorance.illiteracy is unable to read. |
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Mike L
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ignorance = the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
illiteracy = 1. a lack of ability to read and write.
2. the state of being illiterate; lack of any or enough education.
3. a mistake in writing or speaking, felt to be characteristic of an illiterate or semiliterate person: a letter that was full of illiteracies.
so your answer is yes :) good question |
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Juan C
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kind of...
dumbness is quite nearer... |
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Random Nickname
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a square is a rectangle but not all rectangles are squares.
I think this concept can be shifted to ignorance and illiteracy to a certain degree. Some are illiterate because of ignorance and others simply because they do not have the means. Remember, slaves in America were forbidden to read. |
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Aurelia KMNO4
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No, not exactly the same. I guess that you could say that illiteracy is a form of ignorance- the person is ignorant of how to read. However, ignorance is a broader term. |
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Kate
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NO! ignorance means with out education or knowledge and illiteracy meas you have not been taught to read. |
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*Swimfan48*
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Ignorance is not knowing or the lack of knowledge....Illiteracy is not being able to read.... |
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jaden
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No. Check the dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com/ |
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dina
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yes it is |
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