The Importance of Intellectual Life: A Conversation with Zena Hitz
Eclectic Intellection
English - December 07, 2020 16:05 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBHistory Society & Culture Philosophy arts academia books classics history humanities languages literature philosophy personal Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is an intellectual life? Does the intellectual life have a specific purpose and goal, or is it open-ended? And what type of discipline is required for a fruitful intellectual life? In this episode, I discuss these questions with my guest Zena Hitz. We will focus on her recent book Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, which was published by Princeton University Press.