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Quotes from The Age of American Unreason — Susan Jacoby

born 1945 United States

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The job of higher education is not to instruct students in popular culture but to expose them to something better.

The Age of American Unreason (2008)

First and foremost among the vectors of anti-intellectualism are the mass media.

The Age of American Unreason (2008)

Although cloaked in scientific language…the leaden heart of pseudoscience is its imperviousness to evidentiary challenge.

The Age of American Unreason (2008)

The culture of celebrity, defined by the media’s circular capacity to create stars who shine not because of specific deeds but mainly because they are the objects of media attention, was a true child of the sixties.

The Age of American Unreason (2008)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Susan Jacoby (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.