Is ignorance the same as illiteracy?

Answer 1

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!

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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-).

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

No. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Illiteracy means you can't read.

Answer 9

Ignorance is bliss. Illiteracy means the same, only it cannot be put into words.

Answer 10

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.