[was: RE: [PEN-L:29665] Re: Re: Re: No Brains,No Revolution Re: Who Make the revolution?]
> Carrol Cox wrote:
> I think this can be expanded to cover another recent thread on either
> pen-l or lbo -- a discussion of "stupidity" (ref., I think, IMF
> bureaucrats or Neoclassical economists in general).
>
> Stupidity is not an individual trait, it is a social relation which
> requires explanation without reference to the peculiarities of the
> individuals so 'accused."
Stupidity can be an individual trait, though since (according to Howard Gardner) there are multiple intelligences, there are also multiple kinds of stupidity. Someone can be smart according to IQ tests, but really dumb in terms of other dimensions, such as practical intelligence. (Has anyone ever been to a Mensa meeting?)
Some kinds of stupidity are rewarded and encouraged and taught, so that they tend to dominate in society.
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