• 20.07.2026.
• Zagreb, HR

New title – „Ignorance and Bliss“

We are delighted to enrich our publishing programme with the Croatian edition of a new book by the renowned American political scientist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla, translated into Croatian by Marko Maras.

Aristotle claimed that all human beings desire knowledge. Yet it is equally true that, at times, we do everything we can to avoid knowing. Why do we resist the truth? Why are we drawn to prophets, myths, and comforting illusions? And what does this desire for ignorance reveal about who we are?

In this lucid and thought-provoking book, Mark Lilla explores one of the fundamental paradoxes of human nature: our simultaneous longing for knowledge and our impulse to flee from it. Ranging from the Bible and Plato’s dialogues to Sufi parables, Freud, and contemporary society, Lilla uncovers the ways we conceal the truth from ourselves and the fantasies we embrace in order to escape reality.

Ignorance and Bliss d is an intellectual journey through the history of ideas and the many forms of human self-deception—a book that challenges us to re-examine our deepest convictions and ask ourselves how much we truly want to know.

Learn more about the book here.