“What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally, for the sake of practical goals, but simply for the sake of knowing and understanding.” ThinkingMindUsedUnderstandingGoalKnowingIntellectualSakePracticalsUsed To BeDevotedPursuedMind ThinkingKnowing And Understanding Author:Gary Gutting
“Good politicians need not be intellectuals, but they should have intellectual lives.” NeedsShouldPoliticianIntellectualShould HaveIntellectual LifeGood Politicians Author:Gary Gutting
