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Intellectuals vs. The Internet

Intellectuals vs. The Internet

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What good is a Humanities degree? According to two intellectuals,
Dr. Ally Louks and Jason Stanley, the Humanities help us better
connect to other humans. According to a lot of online haters,
they're worthless.

Dr. Louks recently posted her Cambridge University PhD thesis
online and was piled on by a loud group of right-wing
anti-intellectuals. Brittany, Dr. Louks, and Jason Stanley, a
professor of Philosophy at Yale University investigate the backlash
to Dr. Louks, higher education at large, and why
"anti-intellectualism" is prevalent in Republican politics.

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