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A witty exploration of the know-it-all across history, from Socrates to modern academia. Visser unpacks the cultural roots of pedantry with humor and insight.
This document features Arnoud S. Q. Visser’s engaging study, On Pedantry, a lively cultural history of intellectual excess. Tracing the figure of the pedant from ancient Greece to today’s classrooms and comment sections, Visser reveals how the know-it-all has shaped—and irritated—Western thought, offering fresh perspective on learning, arrogance, and the art of being right.
A witty exploration of the know-it-all across history, from Socrates to modern academia. Visser unpacks the cultural roots of pedantry with humor and insight.
This document features Arnoud S. Q. Visser’s engaging study, On Pedantry, a lively cultural history of intellectual excess. Tracing the figure of the pedant from ancient Greece to today’s classrooms and comment sections, Visser reveals how the know-it-all has shaped—and irritated—Western thought, offering fresh perspective on learning, arrogance, and the art of being right.
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