French «Intellectuels» (draft)
[Old draft of a post that I never finished writing... Started it in late February.] Been thinking about intellectuals, especially French ones. It might have been a long-standing issue for me. To this...
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Just a placeholder but I do want to write something longer about attitudes toward “people with attitude.” I get the impression that, at least in intellectual circles in the United States or other Anglo...
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A topic which I’ll revisit, to be sure. But while I’m at it… I tend to react rather strongly to a behaviour which I consider the intellectual equivalent of schoolyard bullying. Notice that I don’t...
View ArticleL'intellectuel s'assume
Le personnage de l’intellectuel(le) mérite bien son petit billet. D’autant que son identité est venue se loger à plusieurs reprises dans ma vie, ces derniers temps. (Pour simplifier, et par référence à...
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