tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post1881660709478010915..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: Scholars From Two MilleniaChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-47556460854332501092013-09-16T12:01:22.608-04:002013-09-16T12:01:22.608-04:00True, George. Admittedly, I am easy prey for the b...True, George. Admittedly, I am easy prey for the bird of golden aged thinking. I have to remind myself of this from time to time. But while Erasmus may have seen the pedants around him, I fear he would find himself overwhelmed by them, today; that he would find himself not just a minority but a bit of a weirdo, by general standards...Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-20192055409516702972013-09-16T11:58:54.185-04:002013-09-16T11:58:54.185-04:00Hi, Matt. Always good to hear from you.
"I ...Hi, Matt. Always good to hear from you. <br /><br />"I think your description more correctly describes a high-achievement student in our society than a scholar"<br /><br />I agree with you completely. I just think that while the real scholars exist, they are becoming outnumbered by the "high achievement student."<br /><br />There are certainly good ones out there. I guess the old scholarly stereotype is one I miss. This was more of an emotional than a practical post, I suppose...<br /><br />I appreciate your comment about always reading. It's good to know you get something out of this; it's good to have intelligent readers...<br /><br />Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-24677587037396171372013-09-14T08:33:14.523-04:002013-09-14T08:33:14.523-04:00The time-server was not invented in 2000 nor even ...The time-server was not invented in 2000 nor even in 1900. Think of the pedants that Erasmus and Rabelais mocked.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-9153149883889202392013-09-13T21:22:09.500-04:002013-09-13T21:22:09.500-04:00While I appreciate the general tone (and am inclin...While I appreciate the general tone (and am inclined to agree with your disdain for the modern approach), I disagree with the caricature you present for a 2000 scholar; I think your description more correctly describes a high-achievement student in our society than a scholar. Most scholars I know are still driven by curiosity, a desire for lifelong learning, a craving, whereas most pure students I know are driven only to succeed (failing to realize [in my view] that success is not something to be achieved in such a goal-driven world, but something ephemeral, to be passed through and half-remembered on the path to the next promised success). <br /><br />~ Matt<br /><br />Keep posting for as long as you can. I don't always comment, but I always read. Thanks for the thoughts (even when we diverge in opinions, I enjoy reading). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com