What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally, for the sake of practical goals, but simply for the sake of knowing and understanding.
Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage peo… - Gary Gutting
Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage peo…
- Gary Gutting
Good politicians need not be intellectuals, but they should have intellectual lives. - Gary Gutting
Good politicians need not be intellectuals, but they should have intellectual lives.
What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally,… - Gary Gutting
What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally,…
Leisure, not work, should be our primary goal. - Gary Gutting
Leisure, not work, should be our primary goal.
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