Anti-intellectualism in American LifeVintage Books, 1963 - 434 pages |
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... sense he lives for ideas - which means that he has a sense of dedication to the life of the mind which is very much like a religious commitment . This is not surprising , for in a very important way the role of the intellectual is ...
... sense he lives for ideas - which means that he has a sense of dedication to the life of the mind which is very much like a religious commitment . This is not surprising , for in a very important way the role of the intellectual is ...
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... sense . The irony is that Americans now suffer as much from the victory as from the defeat of their aspira- tions . What is it that has taken root in the world , if it is not the spirit of American activism , the belief that life can be ...
... sense . The irony is that Americans now suffer as much from the victory as from the defeat of their aspira- tions . What is it that has taken root in the world , if it is not the spirit of American activism , the belief that life can be ...
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... sense that the claims of practi- cality have been an overweening force in American life and in the sense that , since the mid - nineteenth century , businessmen have brought to anti - intellectual movements more strength than any other ...
... sense that the claims of practi- cality have been an overweening force in American life and in the sense that , since the mid - nineteenth century , businessmen have brought to anti - intellectual movements more strength than any other ...
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Antiintellectualism in Our Time | 3 |
On the Unpopularity of Intellect | 24 |
The Evangelical Spirit | 55 |
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