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The Disadvantages of Academia
47:42 - 54:19 (06:36)
Academia can often be a disadvantage for the spread of wisdom around the country, as education becomes concentrated in certain areas instead of being spread democratically. This can lead to a language barrier between academia and the everyday person.
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The challenge of our time is to make good ideas more accessible to a wide audience, which can be accomplished by presenting them in simple language through mediums such as daily columns or speeches in local venues, similar to the approach of thinkers like Emerson and Bertrand Russell.
47:42 - 50:04 (02:21)
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The challenge of our time is to make good ideas more accessible to a wide audience, which can be accomplished by presenting them in simple language through mediums such as daily columns or speeches in local venues, similar to the approach of thinkers like Emerson and Bertrand Russell.
ChapterThe Disadvantages of Academia
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The progression up the career ladder in universities has caused a disaster as opposed to the democratic and free circulation of wisdom around the country, as it has contributed to several centers in universities where the bulk of the wisdom is concentrated.
50:04 - 54:19 (04:15)
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The progression up the career ladder in universities has caused a disaster as opposed to the democratic and free circulation of wisdom around the country, as it has contributed to several centers in universities where the bulk of the wisdom is concentrated. This lecture speaks to the constant need to educate on the "unordinary" things in language that ordinary people can understand.