Intellectual Authority

Intellectual Authority

Photograph: the first Solvay Conference in 1911, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Max Planck. This is the second essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the first essay here.    It is always a pleasure to have an excuse to mention underrated...
Intellectual Legitimacy

Intellectual Legitimacy

Photo: Klaus Schwab, Founder of the World Economic Forum, makes an appearance at Davos. Photo by Evangeline Shaw. This is the first essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the next essay here. Which ideas shape society? Why have ideas and systems such as...