The widespread distrust of intellectuals in America reflects a tendency to depreciate their playfulness and distrust their piety. Ours is a society in which every form of play seems to be accepted by the majority except the play of the mind.-Richard Hofstadter
Taken from the LA Times.
3 comments:
Wow, that is…I mean…EXACTLY. I always say I use logic and reason for fun, and all I get are strange looks. But how can you NOT want to play with your own mind--not only a darn good tool, but also the best toy there's ever been? (Which is why I'm a mathematician!)
Thanks for being my first commenter!
By the way, as a physicist, I'm surprised you don't have Uncertain Principles on your blogroll. http://scienceblogs.com/principles/
I don't have Uncertain Principles on my blogroll because I honestly don't read it! I'll put it on my reader for now, and add it the next time it impresses me.
I just like the physics-with-my-dog stuff he does (plus, he's a professor at my school).
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