Are intellectuals arrogant?

People are intellectually arrogant when they erroneously evaluate their intellectual capacity higher than warranted (“smarter than average”). This results in the intellectually arrogant person being more closed-minded and biased than the intellectually humble person.

Who can be called an intellectual?

An intellectual (from the adjective meaning “involving thought and reason“) is a person who tries to use his or her intelligence and analytical thinking, either in their profession or for the benefit of personal pursuits. 1. An individual who is deeply involved in abstract erudite ideas and theories.

What makes a person an intellectual?

An intellectual is likely at least moderately intelligent, and reasonably well educated. However, what makes an intellectual different from any non-intellectual are two things: (1) the first is curiosity and a strong desire to learn, accompanied with active pursuit of said learning. (2) The second is what I call intellectual honesty.

What does it mean when someone says You’re pretentious?

Saying that a person is pretentious can be a way of calling out the trappings and absurdities of power. It’s a way of undermining the authority that they have positioned themselves with. It is also a way of warning them not to get above themselves.

What is intellectual honesty and ordinary honesty?

Now, because this uses the word “intellectual” to define an “intellectual”, I must further define “intellectual honesty”. It is directly related to ordinary honesty. However, it is ordinary honesty applied in a context of analyzing and discussing a proposition or claim.

How much stupidity can an intelligent person have?

Intelligent people are capable of difficult analysis, but since intelligence merely indicates an upper bound, intelligent people are also capable of nearly limitless stupidity. There’s almost no lower bound on it. How low an intelligent person goes in terms of stupidity is a matter of desire or laziness.