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Ignorance and bliss by Mark Lilla: On wanting not to know

33 min • 9 december 2024

Ignorance and bliss by Mark Lilla

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Aristotle claimed that ‘all human beings want to know’. Yet we also want not to know. Centuries after the Enlightenment, mesmerised crowds still follow preposterous prophets; irrational rumours trigger fanatical acts; and magical thinking crowds out common sense and expertise. Where does this will to ignorance originate, and how does it shape our lives …

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