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COVID-19 and the Intellectuals
American educator and philosopher Sydney Hook is said to have told Albert Einstein: I don’t lecture you about physics; why to you lecture me about politics? With the coronavirus outbreak, it has resulted in increased influence or reliance on so-called experts (i.e. intellectuals). Intellectuals, as defined by Dr. Thomas Sowell, are people whose product or… Read More COVID-19 and the Intellectuals
Thomas Sowell Interview: “The Vision of the Anointed”
Think Tank host Ben Wattenberg converses one-on-one with author Thomas Sowell about his (then) new book, The Vision of the Anointed, which argues that the assumptions and beliefs of America’s liberal elite have created thirty years of disaster. This book can be seen as a precursor to Intellectuals and Society. In his book, Sowell states:… Read More Thomas Sowell Interview: “The Vision of the Anointed”
Jordan Peterson on “The Arrogance of the Intellect”
In his book Intellectuals and Society, Dr. Thomas Sowell points out that we live in times where intellectuals have quite a bit of influence and he provides an in depth look at and convincingly strips away the veneer of the intellectual class. According to Sowell, the high point of intellectual influence was the period between… Read More Jordan Peterson on “The Arrogance of the Intellect”
Thomas Sowell on the Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Dr. Thomas Sowell published a book entitled Intellectuals and Society. In his book, Sowell examines a group of people who influence public policy, debates and other institutions. The talk Dr. Sowell gives in this video goes into elements of his book. It includes discussion of some of the personalities profiled in… Read More Thomas Sowell on the Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals
The Hypocrisy of the Left Over Equality
Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for National Review, The Washington Times and other media outlets. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno, and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson… Read More The Hypocrisy of the Left Over Equality
The Arrogance of Intellectuals
During an interview on Firing Line, economist, author and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek explained why intellectuals resent capitalism. Capitalism, Hayek explains, relies on the ability to disseminate and gain knowledge. As author and economist Thomas Sowell points out, intellectuals hate the idea that anyone other than them can use and enhance their lives from knowledge.… Read More The Arrogance of Intellectuals
Thomas Sowell on a Conflict of Visions
Dr. Thomas Sowell describes the critical differences between interests and visions as revealed in his book A Conflict of Visions. Interests, Sowell says, are articulated by people who know what their interests are and what they want to do about them. Visions, however, are the implicit assumptions by which people operate. In politics, visions are… Read More Thomas Sowell on a Conflict of Visions
Thomas Sowell on the vanity and vulgar pride of intellectuals
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Dr. Thomas Sowell published a book entitled Intellectuals and Society. In his book, Sowell examines a group of people who influence public policy, debates and other institutions. The talk Dr. Sowell gives in this video goes into elements of his book. It includes discussion of some of the personalities profiled in… Read More Thomas Sowell on the vanity and vulgar pride of intellectuals
