Sentences with phrase «willful blindness»

The continuing willful blindness of political advocates is less worriesome, but no less a signature of the seduction inner certitude exerts against human rationality.

This progression is consistent with the migration of other Supreme Court rules from one intellectual property field into another; for example, the application of the patent doctrine of willful blindness in copyright cases, [28] and the extension of eBay's [29] rule regarding irreparable harm in patent permanent injunction applications to preliminary injunctions in both trademark and copyright cases.

His conduct amounts to willful blindness at law.»

Heffernan's book gives many examples and references in describing willful blindness as a psychological phenomenon by which human beings, through a series of small decisions made over a period of time, unconsciously choose to perceive a reality that preserves their own interests.

There are external indicia of course — one's offspring earnestly advising how fat and bald you are, strangers calling you «sir» straight to your face with nary a hint of sarcasm — but I purposely adopt a stance of willful blindness regarding those.

That would mean willful blindness, after our sights had been amazingly restored.

Now, they are meekly adopting willful blindness toward Heastie's decidedly lax standards of conduct.

Similarly, Margaret Heffernan's very good book Willful Blindness argues we keep quiet «to feel safe, to avoid conflict, to reduce anxiety, and to protect prestige.»

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To fail to see the timely poignancy of Gatson's work amounts to the same willful blindness that allows for all manners of misguidedness.

Since David Suzuki's manifesto decrees willful blindness — «failing to be informed about critical issues» — an indictable offense, it seems only fitting that his own claims be put under closer scrutiny.

The doctrine of willful blindness imputes knowledge to an accused whose suspicion is aroused to the point where he or she sees the need for further inquiries, but deliberately chooses not to make those inquiries.

Sniping Down Ignorance Claims: The Third Circuit in United States v. Stadmauer Upholds Willful Blindness Instructions in Criminal Tax Cases, Rachel E. Zuraw, Villanova Law Review, Vol.

So - called Willful Blindness is not a defence to a drug charge.

In addition to an awareness of the phenomena, there are other ways to combat willful blindness.

Heffernan would have us believe willful blindness is endemic in all aspects of our lives — whether it's the refusal to believe our spouse is having an affair, or to see illegal misconduct in the workplace.

There was no evidence of willful blindness in this case.

Hackland wrote that he ignored the law, did not secure professional advice, and this amounted to «willful blindness.»

He rejected Sulyma's argument that it should adopt a «willful blindness» standard for actual knowledge, saying the cases cited by Sulyma are unpersuasive and do not address ERISA.

Senator Blumenthal: What happened here was willful blindness.

It's sad that so many believers choose willful blindness with regard to evolution, and some other sciences, as well as willful blindness to the human rights of some minority groups.

It also reflects a willful blindness to history and contemporary Turkish politics.

The willful blindness Eberstadt condemns in liberationists and Marxist professors, therefore, is not so bad as that of the pro-life journals.

To deny that it signifies a moral and cultural decline is willful blindness.

I advise that you continue on in your willful blindness.

The willful blindness of the liberation theologians, their unwillingness to search in the world of social theory beyond the lucubrations of socialism, has had very high costs for the poor during these past twenty years.

The willful blindness and oppression of the NCB movement are more than I can stand, and I sincerely hope this movement wanes before my own children give birth.

His lawyers argued his jury was unfairly allowed to convict him for his «willful blindness» to the fraud.

The film never loses its sly humor, but it turns darker with a force that packs a gut - punch, and the willful blindness to the malignant mafia simply perpetuates the cycle.

Addressing the severe mental strain placed on women in a culture that corralled their ambitions; the willful blindness of Victorian doctors to the existence of women's sexual pleasure; and hand cramps?

The report also called out state officials for their willful blindness to charter school practices.

A willful blindness gripped political and military leaders, and dissent was not tolerated.

And despite their willful blindness to that fact, there is an immense, and life impacting, difference.

That it does not want to admit to willful blindness is both understandable and unforgivable.

I can not understand this willful blindness, because it's quite apparent they are all in decline.

There is this willful blindness on other issues.

Jim D's willful blindness to this, in support of his own far - left ideology and desire that political expansion continue untroubled, are what explain his dishonesty and desire to try and put his own silly words in my mouth — his «conspiracy» strawman.

Indeed, but the willful blindness of progressive politicians in the face of readily available skeptical information, does not equate to a monopoly.