intellectualism

research is not about political ideology unless you're researching

political ideology.

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So a conservative philosopher,

for example, it kind of sounds like they're not interested in any other truth

than the one they are already interested in.

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And that is what I would call a pseudo

intellectual bordering on solipsism, when it gets right down to it,

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I try to explain to my students

that wisdom is knowledge and application. It's not just knowing. You have to be able to use that knowledge

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for the - whatever -

for the improvement of society, for the betterment of your family

for the security of your situation, etc.

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and that is what brings it

out of the academy or out of the ivory tower, if you... See more