我对于反智主义的抗争
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="Waging">Waging</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="critically">critically</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flurry">flurry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Huffington">Huffington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="populist">populist</span>, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="disconcerting">disconcerting</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span> <span word="stemmed">stemmed</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="disdain">disdain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sociocultural">sociocultural</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anthropology">anthropology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="job">job</span> -- <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="life">life</span>.在最近的博客文章《向高等教育宣战》中，我写了鼓励学生们有必要进行批判性思考。文章在赫芬顿邮报读者中间掀起轩然大波。大多数评论用了一种平民主义的严肃论调，我已经屡见不鲜。尽管如此，有些评论令我困惑。我的困惑主要并非源自评论的批判性本质，而是他们普遍不屑于批判性思考。很多评论者认为批判性思考是一种“天上掉馅饼”，是我们无法承受的奢侈。在这种世界观的社会文化定位之下，思考哲学、艺术或人类学，以得出正确观点总被视为浪费时间。在这种观点之下，如果你上大学，当然这是时下一种主要投资手段，你上学，获得一些技能，找到好工作，故事便结束了。事实上，我困惑的根源在于我这辈子真听了不少这种反智主义的话。</p>
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