Edward Said — "The intellectual is not an expert, but a generalist, a humanist, a universalist."
The intellectual is not an expert, but a generalist, a humanist, a universalist.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Edward Said
"The intellectual is someone who is interested in the truth, not in power."
"The intellectual's responsibility is to be conscious of the political and social implications of his or her work."
"Orientalism is a style of thought based upon an ontological and epistemological distinction made between 'the Orient' and (most of the time) 'the Occident.'"
"The West has a long history of intervention in the Middle East."
"I have always believed that the role of the intellectual is to speak truth to power."