The terrain of ignorance studies has developed into a dynamic field that has forged links across many disciplines. Indeed, in certain experimental designs, the deliberate use of ignorance is deemed a vital step in ensuring the robustness of results. Over recent decades, scholars have empirically studied the instrumental value of ignorance, examining its relationship with other forms of partial or limited knowledge, such as organizational ambiguity and economic uncertainty. Early work by feminist and postcolonial theorists of ignorance comes closest to exemplifying the situational and “regular” character of ignorance that we wish to emphasize. Charles Mills’ writing on the “epistemology of ignorance” has been at the forefront of philosophical inquiries into epistemic privilege. Early attention to the uses of ignorance is visible in Plato’s Republic, where he discusses the case of the “Ring of Gyges,” a magical artifact that enables one to become invisible at will.