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Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
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An essential read for anyone who desires an intellectual life. Lively and engaging, Zena Hitz persuasively argues for the value of intellectual inquiry and learning for its own sake. Rather than floating by on the surface of things, inebriated by Netflix and Facebook, she challenges us to go deeper into reflection on human nature, the natural world and spiritual reality.
The intellectual life is not merely for the student and the professor (or the childless), but something that each of us can engage in. I was challenged to go deeper into areas that interest me, and put aside time to dedicate to my intellectual interests.
The intellectual life is not merely for the student and the professor (or the childless), but something that each of us can engage in. I was challenged to go deeper into areas that interest me, and put aside time to dedicate to my intellectual interests.
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July 13, 2020
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July 13, 2020
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July 13, 2020
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9.58%
"Still in the Preface, which is a good little autobiographical story of the author's path towards the tranquility of an intellectual life."
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July 13, 2020
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July 15, 2020
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17.0%
"Excellent introduction, great discussion of our final end, what we choose to do and why."
July 18, 2020
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24.0%
"Finished the Introduction - excited to think about the intellectual life not as an impracticable elite pursuit but as a part of a way of life."
July 18, 2020
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29.0%
"What is the intellectual life? It is an inner life, withdrawn from the world of competition, strife and sin; a life which gives dignity and allows for communion with others.
This last, communion, seems the most debatable - interested to see how Hitz discusses it."
This last, communion, seems the most debatable - interested to see how Hitz discusses it."
July 25, 2020
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34.0%
"The intellectual life as freedom from the strifes and rivalries of the world: Hitz somehow weaves together the book-laden iconography of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Einstein’s patent office and Gramsci’s intellectually productive imprisonment."
July 26, 2020
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July 28, 2020
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August 5, 2020
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56.0%
"Excellent start to ch. 2, but I stopped seeing her larger points in the latter part of Ch. 1; but wonderful and perceptive stories and ideas so far."
August 6, 2020
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65.0%
"Brilliant second chapter so far warning us against mixing the love of knowledge with a desire for status or wealth. Insightful probing of St. Augustine’s conversion."
August 8, 2020
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71.0%
"A brilliant reflection on St. Augustine and the desire for true learning, and our desire for joy in the Truth."
August 12, 2020
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