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The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
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The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying

Negative Capability Is Rarer Than We Thought

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Zohar Atkins
May 03, 2023
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“The only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make up one’s mind about nothing—to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts, not a select party.”

—John Keats

Keats calls the ability to entertain doubt and uncertainty without going mad or becoming hyper-rational in reaction, “negative capability.” Discomfort is not just generative for the po…

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