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Do you think the tone & quality of too many ofthe A's&Q's inthe arts& humanities category R anti-intellectual?

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3 weeks ago
to heelcrap, stop stalking me and pls go away and delete your A

3 weeks ago
Anti-intellectualism describes a sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature.

Political cartoonist Thomas Nast contrasts a scholar with a prize-fighter. His caricature encapsulates the popular view that sees reading and study as being in opposition to sport and athletic pursuits.

Anti-intellectuals often perceive themselves as champions of the ordinary people & egalitarianism against elitism, especially academic elitism. These critics argue that highly educated people form an insular social group that tends to dominate political discourse and higher education (academia).
Anti-intellectualism can also be used as a term to criticize an educational system if it seems toplace minimal emphasis on academic &intellectual accomplishment, or if a government has a tendency to formulate policies without consulting academic & scholarly study

3 weeks ago
The comments above are from the intro to the wikipedia entry on Anti-intellectualism at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anti-intell...

3 weeks ago
the dorkwads below are probably the same person who has been stalking me. Please report them since they make no attempt to answer the Q. Help save YA from this kind of harassment.


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There are a few self-perceived "intellectuals" that are actually anti-intellectual by their bad attitude and insults proJected into their Qs.