The Intellectual Crack-Up and the Danger of New Ideas

The speakers discuss the complex nature of intellectuals, highlighting the mistakes made by intellectuals in the past and expressing concern about a similar phenomenon occurring in the present. They compare the behavior of intellectuals in Europe in the 20s and 30s to the repudiation of liberalism in the present time. The chapter also explores the importance of not devoting one's life to studying past grievances and instead focusing on liberation.