Re: definitions

Nope, Scottie, that's about as exactly wrong as you can get. Very few,
if any, people publicly identify themselves as "intellectuals" these
days. That's almost exclusively a derogatory word pinned on someone who
uses big words by people who are, of course, too lazy to pick up a
dictionary.

In other words, "intellectual" is a word almost always used to describe
someone else. Just like most racial epithets.

Of course, if you can show me individuals publicly identifying
themselves as an intellectuals, in print -- and I mean recently -- I'd
be more than happy to admit I am mistaken.

Jim

Scottie Bowman wrote:

> An intellectual is not a clever man who reads books,
> he's a man who gives himself that label, identifying
> with the group of like minded people who live largely
> in & through books. He tends to be not very well paid
> but clings to the belief he has a disproportionate influence
> over what he sees as the immature & suggestible minds
> with whom he spends much of his time.
>
> This is the most pitiful thing about him & immediately recalls
> Dr Johnson's definition:
> 'Intellectual - a wretched huxter of Philosophick geegaws.'
>
> Scottie B.
>
>

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