What are the aspects of human progress?

The human progress enhances the fundamental life-interests of people represented by health, wealth, expansion of knowledge, technology and freedom directed to increase wellbeing in society. These factors lead to better and more complex forms of life.

What are some consequences of ignorance?

First-order effects of ignorance include incorrect decisions. Second-order effects include not understanding why the decisions are incorrect. These decisions can lead to worse outcomes in the future.

What defines human progress?

The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary defines progress as “advancement to a further or higher stage, or to further or higher stages successively; growth; development, usually to a better state or condition; improvement… applied especially to manifestations of social and economic change or reform.”

What contributes to the human development?

(i) Living a long and a healthy life. (ii) To have education, information and knowledge. (iii) Enjoying a decent standard of living. (iv) Enjoying basic fundamental rights like freedom, security, education, etc.

What is vincible and invincible ignorance?

Invincible ignorance is doing something wrong when one could not have known better; vincible ignorance is doing wrong when one ought to have known better.

Is ignorance the curse that prevents progress?

Ignorance is widely considered the curse that prevents human progress, and even the term ‘blissful ignorance’ is usually meant to be derogatory.

Is ‘ignorance’ good or bad?

Which is exactly what Calvin & Hobbes remind us of: if you happily focus only on the immediate joy, you’ll go over the cliff. No wonder then that ‘ignorance’ is clearly considered as something negative. Societies all over the planet invest heavily in the fight against ignorance, i.e., in schools and education, in the transfer of knowledge.

Is ignorance a curse or a Bliss in the innovation supply chain?

On average, ignorance is a curse and should be eradicated. But in the innovation supply chain, ignorance could actually be a bliss – provided that we find ways to employ it with control, consciously, selectively; in short: wisely. It’ll be hard work, but that’s the price to pay for joy without remorse.