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James Marriott. The value of being pretentious and the importance of the emotions to the intellect.

James Marriott. The value of being pretentious and the importance of the emotions to the intellect.

Update: 2024-08-08
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What a delight to talk to James Marriott, the Times columnist who writes about literature, culture, and being a millennial. James is very well-read and we covered the ground from Iris Murdoch to Harry Potter, from why men should read novels to whether the crisis of modernity is actually modern. You can read James’s columns at the Times or see his Twitter feed here. I found James’ comments on the important of being pretentious interesting and they reminded me of what the philosopher Agnes Callard has written about aspiration, which I discussed in Second Act.



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James Marriott. The value of being pretentious and the importance of the emotions to the intellect.

James Marriott. The value of being pretentious and the importance of the emotions to the intellect.

Henry Oliver