The Intellectual Life
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1230332227 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Geoffroy St. "Knowledge is so sweet," he said long afterwards, in speaking of this experience, "that it never entered my thoughts how a bombshell might in an instant have. Even modern warfare, which from the use of gunpowder is so much noisier than that which raged at Syracuse, does not hinder men from thinking and writing when they are used to it. There is Archimedes, of course, to begin with, who certainly seems to have abstracted himself sufficiently from the tumult of a great siege to forget it altogether when occupied with his mathematical problems. Hilaire in the besieged city of Alexandria -- Goethe at the bombardment of Verdun -- Lullo, the Oriental missionary -- Giordano Bruno -- Unacknowledged effect of surroundings -- Effect of Frankfort on Goethe -- Great capitals -- Goethe -- His garden-house -- What he said about Beranger and Paris -- Fortunate surroundings of Titian. Not illustrated. There are so many well-known instances of men who have been able to continue their intellectual labours under the mos
Siobhan Lyons said Intelligent and timely book. I bought this book off another site after reading a snippet in another book. "The Intellectual Life" is a very shrewd piece of work, the writing both articulate and timely. There is philosophical advice on almost every sort of topic, from intellectual friendships to sickness and solitude to nonconformity. Hamerton's writing is sensible, straight-for. A Unique and Wonderful BooK Fu Xi This book is not about being an intellectual in the American sense of showing off, but about how to be a scholar or other whose work is based on thought. In my case it is science and ancient Chinese thought. The advice in the book applies equally to both fields.It points out that intellectual work requires asceticism and this is quite true in my exp. The Intellectual Life by Philip Gilbert Hamerton ---Paperback 8x11 Hamerton uses the word 'intellectual' in the circa 1870's European sense. With careful attention to that word and the 19th century authorship, this book's subject matter itself is perhaps the best book of its kind. For those intellectuals seeking guidance or mentors who seeking guidance for their mentees Hamerton's elegant writing style is a delight