On the subject of "agnotology" - the study of the deliberate production of ignorance - which Slater mentions, I'm reminded of Anwar Shaikh, who once quoted Gunner Myrdel to the effect that "ignorance is as purposeful as knowledge", which seems to be raher important. (He says it here, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mULRcWrCe6A&feature=youtu.be>, at around 23:30. In fact, the whole section from 20:40 to 30:55 in this video is a superbly concise restatement of the materialist conception of history in the context of debates around economi theory. Well worth a listen.) I'm unaware of the source of the Myrdel quote.
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