Roger Scruton: Why Intellectuals are Mostly Left

Sir Roger Vernon Scruton is an English philosopher and writer who specialises in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views.
In recent years he taught courses in Buckingham University, Oxford University and University of St. Andrews.

In this clip, he talks about intellectuals and the left. Complete videos quoted under creative common:

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[paranoiawilldestroyya]

“My favourite definition of 'Intellectual' is: 'A person whose education surpasses their intelligence.'” – Arthur C. Clarke

[timbuktu]

“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.”
― George Orwell

[englishincontext]

"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false face for the urge to rule it."
H. L. Mencken.

[iSoldat]

I've met highly educated people who are brilliant in their disciplines, but are completely ignorant of the world around them. The problem is that they choose small groups of people who think similarly, so they never get another perspective creating feedback loops, or cultural bubbles.

[paulthomas]

"That idea is so stupid that only a PhD would believe it " said my favorite philosophy professor

[DrUrlf]

The most intelligent people are able to acknowledge that they can be wrong. That seperates them from ideologists.

[Maxwell.Manlove]

_“Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them”_ - George Orwell

[jakeb]

These two guys managed to say absolutely nothing for over 11 minutes, incredible

[SuperMIKevin]

"The hand of vengeance found the bed to which the purple tyrant fled.
The iron hand crushed the head
And came a tyrant in it's stead."

Beautiful ❤️

[christianyellic]

Thomas Sowell sums it up succinctly;

“If an engineer makes a mistake, for example, and their building collapses killing hundreds, they are ruined.
In the same vain, if someone who’s only profession is being an intellectual makes a mistake and millions die there is virtually no accountability.”

[SRHful]

In my opinion even if you want to delve into the political spectrum full throttle it will take a year of watching and listening to get a real sense of political history and current political trends and why they are happening. Understanding the media's role in shaping politics is a college course in itself.

[johnmauricio]

Intellectuals are people who have become so gifted at mental gymnastics they can talk themselves right out of reality all together.

[stacyswiss]

It is a mark of a learned man that he can entertain a thought without accepting it.

[mary]

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

H. L. Mencken

[ryanoquinn]

William Buckley Jr said something like “I’d rather be governed by the first fifty names in the phone book than the Harvard faculty”. I’ve spent my time in academia and I agree with that sentiment

[vanceslas]

Making a decision solely based on a left or right choice without considering the underlying complexities of a problem isn't necessarily an intellectual approach. It's important to critically analyze the situation, consider multiple perspectives, and think beyond binary solutions. Intellectual thinking involves exploring different options, weighing their pros and cons, and seeking a comprehensive understanding of the issue at hand. It's all about embracing nuance and complexity!

[bethoughtprovoking]

The true mark of intelligence is the ability to uncover the false assumptions of an argument.

[theastrogoth]

The thing about intellectuals is that they’re so skilled with language that they will make you believe even the most ridiculous things.

[DavidMccallister]

"Just because you can win the argument doesn't make you right."

[sneo]

Interviewer forgot which one of them was being interviewed.