Word: dilettanteã
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...theocons’ basic premise is wrong: Demography isn’t destiny. In fact, the phrase is nothing but a meaningless platitude, an intellectual dilettante??s bon mot. The weight of population didn’t enable Russia to dominate Europe—instead the Tsar’s kingdom was long dominated by puny Sweden—and didn’t prevent Britain from defeating China or conquering India...
...should have gone to a Swarthmore, Williams, or Wesleyan if I wanted that kind of professor contact. But that’s ludicrous, because as they always say, where else could I meet such interesting, brilliant people as here at Harvard—people who have impressively collected a dilettante??s knowledge of quantum physics and Wittgenstein, and who aren’t afraid to bore me with it over beers...
...DILETTANTE?...
...PROFESSIONAL DILETTANTE?...
Gawande says his mother-in-law likes to call him a “professional dilettante??—a title he embraces. Those who know Gawande say his expansive dabbling will enable him to contribute something unique in his Thursday speech...
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