Irving Kristol on Knowledge
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Irving Kristol, catalogued under knowledge, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Irving Kristol, entry #182494: "An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence."
Attributed to Irving Kristol, entry #190264: "After all, if you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you also have to believe that no one was ever improved by a book . You have to believe, in other words, that al…"
2 Quotes by Irving Kristol on Knowledge
"An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence."
"After all, if you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you also have to believe that no one was ever improved by a book . You have to believe, in other words, that all art is morally trivial and that, consequently, all education is morally irrelevant. No one, not even a university professor, really believes that."