In an era characterised by immediacy, constant distraction and the erosion of profound values, there is a growing need for a figure who can combine thought and discipline, introspection and action. We are searching for a new model of intellectual who opposes the hypermodern drift not only with rational criticism, but also with an ethical stance grounded in emotional intelligence, consistency and self-control.
This is not a nostalgic revival, but rather a rediscovery of an ideal: the intellectual as a militant of thought who refuses to be complicit in a culture of superficiality, usefulness and appearance. They are a contemporary bushi who does not withdraw into contemplation, but acts in the world while maintaining an inner core of resistance.
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