In this international bestseller, originally published in 1959, Jacques Barzun, acclaimed author of From Dawn to Decadence, takes on the whole intellectual -- or pseudo-intellectual -- world, attacking it for its betrayal of Intellect. "Intellect is despised and neglected," Barzun says, "yet intellectuals are well paid and riding high." He details this great betrayal in such areas as public administrations, communications, conversation and home life, education, business, and scholarship.
In this edition's new Preface, Jacques Barzun discussess the intense -- and controversial -- reaction the world had to The House of Intellect.
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Ist Edition is NOT a paperback book!:
If this is a paperback then it is not a 1st edition copy of this book. The first edition is a hardcover cloth bound book. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. 1959
lucid, cogent and erudite:
Anything written by Jacques Barzun is worth reading. This polymath of nearly 100 years old is a national treasure. His breadth of knowledge and understanding are astounding. More than this, Barzun has the all too uncommon ability to assess the evidence of a situation and to draw a principle from it. This he did so marvelously in 'From Dawn to Decadence', and the book in question shows that his mind was busily engaged in the same when he wrote The House of Intellect. Barzun had decades of experience teaching... more info
Read It!:
I recently read Barzun's book "Critical Questions" in search of some better understanding of my reactions to some contemporary art. I have rediscovered one of the most incisive thinkers and clearest writers I have ever had the pleasure to read.
I have a strong memory of reading "The House of Intellect" as a college student. It is one of the very few books that I can remember from those long ago days when I was only learning to learn. "The House..." had a positive and long lasting effect on my desire to... more info
Barzun rocks the house:
I came upon this book when reading reviews for Barzun's more recent "From Dawn to Decadence". The very positive reviews about "The House of intellect" are absolutely right...this is a masterpiece. Where "From Dawn to Decadence" is a wonderful historical panorama, "The House of Intellect" instructs how the intellect should properly be used. He starts with a criticism of the misuse of intellect by the educators of his day, and then moves on to cover the proper use of intellect in all our modern affairs. Most... more info
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