What does it mean to be an intellectual? What is it like to feel oneself an intellectual? Is it a public role or a more private, secluded vocation, a contemplative and quiet way of life? While 100 years ago the Dominican preacher and philosopher Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges emphasized the need for solitude (although, not isolation) if one is to pursue an intellectual life, in a contemporary discussion two acting philosophy professors examined the social role of being an intellectual. Listen to what they had to say (including an insider view on how it feels to be a philosophy professor) in this recent podcast episode.
Link to the podcast episode: Intellectuals
Keeping up the “Spreading the Word” tradition, I hope to share an insightful and mind-broadening article, podcast episode or video every weekend. Humans have always turned and returned to storytelling to find meaning. My end-of-week “Spreading the Word” posts are an online sharing of meaningful stories.
keep exploring and storytelling!
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