Reviewing The Review Of Sowell's "Intellectuals And Society"
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 01:42
in Psychology & Sociology
It's interesting that in reading this review the first thing one is struck by is that Sowell is guilty of the very thing he's railing against. Setting himself up as a individual intellectual with "ideas" to tell others how things should work. I'm sure readers of this post may argue that I'm doing the same thing and they would be correct. Therein is Sowell's fatal flaw, because anyone with an idea can be labeled an "intellectual" and be subject to the criticism that he levels. It is noteworthy that apparently, in his view, the only "intellectuals" worth criticizing are liberals, but that's just his bias showing I suspect. read more