Comments on: five rules for intellectuals http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/ 49 degrees latitude, 360 degrees attitude! Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:32:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: five rules for intellectuals « running through rain http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-145557 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:00:09 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-145557 [...] five rules for intellectuals 11 07 2007 cross-posted from raincoaster [...]

]]> By: raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65583 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:25:53 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65583 God knows, I’ve been called worse.

PS Dogs have an irrational fondness for early 20th century verse. They go simply mental for The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Well, who doesn’t, eh?

]]> By: G Eagle Esq http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65582 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:08:18 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65582 The Most Honourable the Marchioness of Witchhampton under Buzzard

My Lady Marchioness

I just love that Dog

Rank has its Privileges and being wrong is one of them … and ignoring the less defensible Refinements of British etiquette, but you (& your divers Visitors) may (or perhaps may not) be interested to learn that a Marchioness is entitled to subscribe herself as “Witchhampton”

Your Grace’s obedient servant etc

G E

]]> By: raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65575 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:56:35 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65575 But Kant would indeed say that the same rules apply to everyone. He would just throw out a few of these ones. And no, being Biblical is not an intellectual occupation in any way, shape or form. I am reminded of a fellow who said, if you want to know what God thinks of Money, just look at the people he gives it too. Same with excessive Biblicination.

One cannot understand the world entirely through faith: one needs thought, and rigorous thought at that, and since one is here one has a duty to learn why one is here, and to discover and carry out one’s mission and fulfil one’s responsibilities, if any. Kant would agree with that. You can totally ask him.

]]> By: G Eagle Esq http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65574 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:47:59 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/01/22/five-rules-for-intellectuals/#comment-65574 The Most Honourable the Marchioness of Witchhampton under Buzzard

My Lady Marchioness

Harrumph … Hurramph …. Hurrumph

I warm to Monsieur Metro’s determination that these Rules should not apply to him. I flatter myself that generally we are of one mind, except of course when we are not

If I understood Immanuel Kant (which is not admitted) I rather suspect that :

1. I would not agree with Kant (apparently differing on the autonomy or otherwise of human thought)

2. Kant would graciously say (a) these Rules do not apply to him either; and (b) he does not care whether I agree with him

However, What do any of these “Rules” have to do with being an Intellectual and Why do any of us want to be intellectuals

In Micah chapter 6, we are told what the Lord requires of us :

* to do justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly before your God”

Isn’t this more attractive intellectually than being or aspiring to be an intellectual !!!

Ah !!! Silly me – there I am taking the Bible literally !!!!

Your Grace’s obedient servant etc

G E

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