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Academics and IntellectualsTHREE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

Academics and Intellectuals

THREE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN ACADEMIC AND AN INTELLECTUAL: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LIBERAL ARTS WHEN THEY ARE KICKED OFF CAMPUS?by Jack Miles One of the things I find interesting about this paper is that rather than just bemoaning (or hailing) changes in academia, it attempts to analyze and speculate about possible consequences and ways in which the problems might be mitigated. I find the distinction drawn between academics and intellectuals to be interesting, particularly sinceby Miles's definition I'm so clearly in the latter category by both life-history and temperament. Posted by joshua at June 16, 2003 08:52 AM