Humanities Homework Help

Directions: Read the article below then answer the questions at the bottom of this page.

QUESTIONS:

At the end of this article, James Knight poses a series of questions that he suggests “all of us need to think about.” Choose TWO of the questions that he poses (listed below) and provide your own answers. (1-2 paragraphs for each question will suffice.)

1. Why is free thought viewed by many as subversive and conspiratorial?

2. Why are people willing to accept (indeed seek) as answers and solutions to complex and multi-faceted problems simple slogans that will fit onto a bumper sticker?

3. Why is depicting an opponent as an “egghead” generally a very successful political strategy?

4. Is religion (accepting things on faith) a source of anti-intellectualism?

5. Why do some people take pride in the fact that they don’t think?

6. Why, even on university campuses and even by some individuals who have advanced college degrees themselves, is anti-intellectualism common?