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Mark Lilla is a Professor of Humanities at Columbia University, specializing in intellectual history with a particular focus on Western political and religious thought. He moved to Columbia in 2007, having previously taught at the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and at New York University. Lilla is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He is the author of several influential works, including "The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics" (2017), "The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction" (2016), "The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West" (2007), and "Reckless Mind: A Novel" (2001). His book "G.B. Vico: The Making of an Anti-Modern" was published in 1993. He has edited significant publications including "The Legacy of Isaiah Berlin" (2001). Lilla's latest book, "Ignorance is Bliss: Wanting to Know" is set to be released in 2024. He teaches courses on The Modern Self and Enlightenment Critics, and themes in Intellectual History, contributing to the academic discourse in these areas.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)