On Jun 20, 2010, at 11:04 AM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote: > [Marsha previously] > Conventionally speaking, what do intellectuals do? > > [Arlo] > They write books about metaphysics. > > [Marsha] > Is there a conventional answer to this question? What is the definition of > an > intellectual? Are you an intellectual? If yes, what are the qualifications? > Is there a test? Is there a special handshake? You seem to be sensitive to > being anti-intellectual, so you should be able to define what is an > intellectual? Otherwise, what are you complaining about? > > [Arlo] > Complaining? You asked what intellectuals do, I simply said that they write > books about metaphysics. Don't you consider Pirsig an intellectual? I > certainly > do. This is a little bit, though, like asking if someone is an "athlete". Ask > ten people if golfers or billiards-players are athletes and you'll likely get > mixed answers. (Is a referee at a soccer match an "athlete", considering they > run as much if not more than the players?) What about someone who sails around > the world, an "athlete"? What about someone who rows in river races? What > about > someone who drives a speed boat? > > But yeah, I think Pirsig, you, me, Platt, DMB, Ham, Bo, Krimel, John, Ian... > all of us... we're all intellectuals here. > > "But I don't want to go among intellectual people," Alice remarked. > "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all intellectual here. I'm > intellectual. You're intellectual." > "How do you know I'm intellectual?" said Alice. > "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." > >
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