We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know. Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentu…

Exploring the idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge.Af BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives in a new series on BBC Radio 4. Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the p…

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives. Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the policies for our state. Rory gre…

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives. Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the policies for our state. Rory gre…