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‘Ignorance and Bliss’ argues knowledge isn’t always worth seeking
In “Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know,” he argues that “we are creatures who want to know and not to know.” The repudiation of knowledge is every bit as central to human ...
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Why Ignorance Is Bliss for Documentary Filmmaker Nicolas Philibert: ‘The Less I Know in Advance About the Subject, the Better'
Ignorance is bliss, according to Nicolas Philibert, director of BAFTA nominee "To Be and to Have" and Berlin best film winner "On the Adamant," discussing his approach to documentary filmmaking at ...
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The struggle between wanting to know things while rejecting challenging truths
NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with author Mark Lilla about his new book, "Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know." ...