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The Role of the Public Intellectual
What do you think of the role of the public intellectual? For a good summation of a public intellectual, see http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/papers/lightman.htmlPersonally, the concept of the public intellectual intrigues … -
Heroes and History
A couple of years ago, I wrote a series of posts on Xanga concerning heroes (see http://dannwigner.xanga.com/583275351/heroes/ for an example). It amazes me when I check my "footprints" that those posts get read (or at l… -
Fear...and Courage
I was watching a film the other night that dealt with the nature of fear -- trying to ignore it, push through it, etc. As I watched, I began to wonder. Why is courage so often categorized as the absence of fear (or vice … -
Emerging Perspectives: Individualism vs. the Community
Something that Adam said in a response to one of my posts got me to thinking (which is always a dangerous thing). He said:"Individualism is bad, but I still think you'll always see heroes raised up for the good of a comm… -
A Hero Quote
I'm going to make one final post about heroes -- with all my personal observations about the subject as a philosophical concept, but, until I get the time to write that, I want to offer a quote (one which I've mentioned … -
Heroes
I have a very interesting tale to relate, but first let me tell you of how this observation coalesced.I'm in Hastings browsing through the bargain books (because I'm way too cheap to pay full price for a book), and I not… -
What do you look for in a hero?
Okay -- a little background first:Leann and I were watching X-Men 3 last night, and we started discussing the concept of heroism in modern and postmodern viewpoints (No, really, we did...).So, I wanted to pose a question…
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