Socrates in the City Roger Kimball: The Intellectual Life
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Jun 2, 2024 Roger Kimball, editor of The New Criterion, and Eric Metaxas discuss the intellectual life, covering topics like the impact of political correctness, the effects of the sexual revolution on culture, and the rise of Artificial Intelligence. They also touch on the history of The New Criterion, cultural Marxism, virtue signaling, and the societal shifts in values.
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Guardian Of Cultural Tradition
- The New Criterion defends high culture and classical liberal virtues against cultural radicalism.
- Roger Kimball traces his entry from writing for the magazine to becoming its editor and critic of academy politicization.
Institutions Breed Cultural Power
- Political correctness spread by capturing key institutions like media and academia.
- Kimball says cultural takeover followed Gramsci's 'long march through the institutions.'
Virtue As Emotional Exaltation
- Modern virtue-signaling gives people an unearned sense of moral superiority.
- Kimball links this to historical revolutions where proclaimed 'virtue' justified violence and cancellation.