Life and adaptation
Educated Intelligence
The learned, thinking side of life, discussed alongside Innate.
The big idea
For a first reading, think of knowledge acquired through experience, study, and reasoning. Stephenson’s nearby terminology is “Educated Brain” and “Educated Mind”; B.J. uses the image of the educated fellow. Keep each writer’s language visible instead of assuming every term is interchangeable.
An everyday illustration
Learning a song takes attention and practice. The knowledge you gain is different from the many bodily activities you do not consciously direct while singing.
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In the author’s words
“That part of the brain used by Innate as an organ for reason, memory, education, and the so-called voluntary functions.”
1927 edition · PDF page 45
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“Whenever and wherever “I” is used, we refer to the educated fellow who thinks, speaks and writes for himself alone as one of the two fellows he is.”
1949 edition · PDF page 27
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The selected passages show two presentations: a textbook definition of educated functions and B.J.’s conversational description of the educated self.
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