The Temptations of the Intellectual
The Temptations of the Intellectual
By Anthony Esolen
Crisis Magazine
“Im not the first to have said that there are some ideas so stupid only an intellectual can believe them. I can think of three reasons why.
The first, the most fundamental, is the intellectual’s propensity to mistake words for things. Sometime in the next few days, I will be climbing over rocks in a field exposed to the sea-winds to gather lingonberries. Rocks, winds, berries, weeds, the occasional bear that likes the berries too, the waxwings that make sure they are around just when the berries are best—these are realities, not just words.”
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