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Lionel Trilling Moral Obligation pt 1

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Uploaded by on Sep 21, 2008

Lionel Trilling's collection of essays entitled 'The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent'

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  • An intellectual of the highest stature is Mr. Harold Bloom.

  • The title is "intelligent", not "intellectual"-often enough only to a narrow minded pose. Intellectuals should have good answers to the question "how did we get here?" on a range of topics but also question their own beliefs and assumptions with experience. Hard to do. An intellectual should ask 1. When did I last reverse my opinion on an issue? 2. Do I get any experience or do any reading that might conflict with my most strongly held views? Done that lately?

  • Intellectual: Camille Paglia, Glenn Greenwald

    Not Intellectual: Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan

  • Intellectuals: You, Charlie, My Parents, The Obamas, Gene Robinson, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, The Dali Llama and so on.

    NOT Intellectual: Bush, Stupid Republicans, Crazy Fundamentalist, Homophobes and My Ex.

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