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Newthink II: A basic course in thought patterns for the aspiring intellectual in today’s world. The Heath system calls for minimal cerebration

“Who Are the Intellectuals?” Malcolm Cowley asked the readers of the New Republic at some length a couple of weeks ago. Who are the “freely speculating minds,” he inquired, with the disciplined urgency of a man who suspects that unless he finds out he may shortly be reduced to talking to himself.

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Aloïse Buckley Heath

Aloïse Buckley Heath (1918–1967) was the sister of National Review’s founder, William F. Buckley Jr.

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Newthink II: A basic course in thought patterns for the aspiring intellectual in today’s world. The Heath system calls for minimal cerebration

“Who Are the Intellectuals?” Malcolm Cowley asked the readers of the New Republic at some length a couple of weeks ago. Who are the “freely speculating minds,” he inquired, with the disciplined urgency of a man who suspects that unless he finds out he may shortly be reduced to talking to himself.