I.e., everything is extrinsic. RT @HeerJeet: intrinsic always includes an extrinsic context that should be kept in mind.
@dg_myers I don't agree with that assumption either. Some reader reviews are great, many professional ones wretched.
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J.Barzun first spotted this cultural tendency to substitute outside authority for intrinsic judgment in "House of Intellect."
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Barzun's example of decline of judgment will surprise you, because they are the norm now—outside letters of recommendation.
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Intellectual integrity demands intrinsic judgment; snobbery or professional laziness substitutes social authority.
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