Ignorance and Bliss
Was:
AED 98.00
Now:
AED 94.00 Inclusive of VAT
Saving:
AED 4.00
Lowest price in 7 days
Free Delivery
Only 1 left in stockLowest price in 7 daysFree DeliveryOnly 1 left in stock
Get it Tomorrow
Earn 5% cashback with the Mashreq noon Credit Card. Apply now
1
Free delivery on Lockers & Pickup Points
Learn more
Enjoy hassle free returns with this offer.
Item as Described
70%
Partner Since
7+ YearsSpecifications
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| ISBN 13 | 9780374174354 |
| ISBN 10 | 374174350 |
| Book Description | "Mark Lilla is always a challenging, fascinating mind – alert to all the power, paradox, and dangers of ignorance." —Rory Stewart, author of Politics On the Edge and co-host of The Rest Is PoliticsA dazzling exploration of our wish to remain innocent and ignorant—and its consequences. Aristotle claimed that “all human beings want to know.” Our own experience proves that all human beings also want not to know. Today, centuries after the Enlightenment, mesmerized crowds still follow preposterous prophets, irrational rumors trigger fanatical acts, and magical thinking crowds out common sense and expertise. Why is this? Where does this will to ignorance come from, and how does it continue to shape our lives?In Ignorance and Bliss, the acclaimed essayist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla offers an absorbing psychological diagnosis of the human will not to know. With erudition and brio, Lilla ranges from the Book of Genesis and Plato’s dialogues to Sufi parables and Sigmund Freud, revealing the paradoxes of hiding truth from ourselves. He also exposes the fantasies this impulse lead us to entertain—the illusion that the ecstasies of prophets, mystics, and holy fools offer access to esoteric truths; the illusion of children’s lamb-like innocence; and the nostalgic illusion of recapturing the glories of vanished and allegedly purer civilizations. The result is a highly original meditation that invites readers to consider their own deep-seated impulses and taboos.We want to know, we want not to know. We accept truth, we resist truth. Back and forth the mind shuttles, playing badminton with itself. But it doesn’t feel like a game. It feels as if our lives are at stake. And they are. |
| About the Author | Mark Lilla is Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and other publications worldwide. His books include The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics; The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction; The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West; and The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics. He lives in New York City. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Mark Lilla |
| Publication Date | 20241203 |
| Number of Pages | 256 |
Ignorance and Bliss
Added to cart
Cart Total AED 94.00
