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Aristotle argued that “all human beings desire to know.” Yet, we also wish to remain ignorant. Centuries after the Enlightenment, hypnotized crowds continue to follow outrageous prophets, irrational rumors incite fanatical actions, and magical thinking displaces common sense and expertise. Where does this desire for ignorance come from, and how does it shape our lives today?
The esteemed essayist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla offers a fascinating intellectual journey into humanity's desire not to know. He vibrantly moves from the Book of Genesis and the dialogues of Plato to the parables of the Sufis and Sigmund Freud, revealing the paradoxes of hiding the truth from ourselves. Lilla also exposes the illusions to which this impulse can lead us: our belief in prophetic forms as the gateway to truth, the myth of the wise simplicity of children, and the yearning for vanished, supposedly purer cultures.
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