This one's for you, Mr. JBJ:

"It always means brainy and well educated. It means having an active knowledge of the race's experience"

--Amory Blaine on intellectuals, in 'This Side of Paradise' (p. 244 in my copy).

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Originally posted by goodgreef Intellectuals are those who have a larger vocabulary on the internet than "omgwtfbbq", "owned", "pwned", "wtf", "repost".

gtfo.

Any person who has clarity of concepts and can think deeply on any topic is an intellectual IMO. Having said that by default, I consider most university professors to be intellectuals. I also consider all physicists, mathematicians and philosophers to be intellectuals.

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Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.

I'd say anyone who values their education and enjoys thinking critically, regardless of what level they're on.

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Anybody that reaches conclusions based on their emotions or preconditioned standards is NOT an intellectual.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Anybody that reaches conclusions based on their emotions or preconditioned standards is NOT an intellectual.

LOL.


I love that you love that book. YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH IT, AREN'T YOU????

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Anybody that reaches conclusions based on their emotions or preconditioned standards is NOT an intellectual.

being an intellectual does not equate to being objective.

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Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.

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Originally posted by jennypie LOL. I love that you love that book. YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH IT, AREN'T YOU????

OMG YES!

wtf was with that whole "A-Team" shit towards the end though, haha

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH OMG YES! wtf was with that whole "A-Team" shit towards the end though, haha

Ahahah, yeah that was a bit much. She got a little, lol no - A LOT, self-indulgent there, imo.

someone who is never satisfied with their present level of knowledge, attempting to view the ambiguous at a deeper level for the benefit of others.

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange

Damn, her body was the last thing I saw... I not only read the words but I also tried to find out where in Brazil she's from... and eventually found out

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I'm reading a novel now that touches on some issues about self-described intellectuals. The novel is I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe. It's pretty interesting.

I may write a review of it and post it on TA.