This article introduces the main conceptual and normative questions about willful ignorance. Section I asks what willful ignorance is, while Section II asks why—and how much—it merits moral or legal condemnation. My approach is to critically examine the criminal law’s view of willful ignorance. Doing so not only reveals the range of positions one might take about the phenomenon, but also sheds light on foundational questions about the nature of culpability and the relation between law and morality.

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对法律和道德的故意无知

本文介绍有关故意无知的主要概念性和规范性问题。第一节询问什么是故意的无知，而第二节询问为什么要以及有多少要受到道德或法律的谴责。我的方法是严格审查刑法对故意无知的观点。这样做不仅揭示了人们可能对这一现象所持的立场，而且还阐明了有关罪责性质和法律与道德之间关系的基本问题。