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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
look,the intellect is the faculty of the human brain, and anyone can "philosophize" over some beers, but only freedom from labor allows a social class to devote themselves to intellectual pursuits-- is that too hard to comprehend?
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What the hell are you talking about? I already admitted that point posts ago. What does any of this have to do with me? Are you tired? I'm trying to reconcile what seems like two contradictory points: intellectual pursuits are always sacrificed in times like these and the critical theorists brought this upon themselves. I can see how the latter is presumed in the former but then I can hardly see how the latter is interesting or significant in any attempt to understanding the cause of these cutbacks. Your historical perspective undercuts all this re-invention talk. It would be so convenient yet pointless if the humanities were something other than the humanities.