On the Ignorance of the Learned | Summary | Question-answers | Essay by William Hazlitt | RBSE 12th | English Literature | Prudence Book Essays
🔺 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 🔺
William Hazlitt :
William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 - 18 September 1830) was an English writer known for his humanistic essays and literary criticism. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. He expressed his concerns about the social evils of his time. He is sometimes esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson.
🔺 ABOUT THE ESSAY🔺
On the Ignorance of the Learned :
In this essay, William Hazlitt expresses his strong disapproval for the system of classical education of his time in which emphasized on rote learning without giving any practical knowledge. He says that education system should focus on imparting true knowledge and skills to the students so that they might understand the value of nature and life instead of memorising the dead words, principles and theories written in books.
These views of Hazlitt are still relevant as the present education system in India does the same thing. It needs to be transformed.
🔺 ABOUT THE VIDEO🔺
In this video lecture, you will get a summary of all the important points of the essay along with the QUESTION-ANSWERS at the end of the video.
Still if you have anything to ask about the chapter, you can mention it in the comment section.
🔺QUESTION-ANSWERS🔺
⭕ The answers are at the end of the video ⭕
Short Answer Type (50 Words)
1. Whom do you consider learned?
2. Who is a pragmatist?
3. Do the learned practice their own pieces of wisdom?
4. What, according to Hazlitt, is knowledge?
5. What does Hazlitt have to say about the learned men? Do they possess true knowledge?
6. What are the areas Hazlitt thinks the learned people are ignorant of?
7. Do you think Hazlitt's views are relevant today?
8. Is the essay Hazlitt's answer to the problem of evil?
Long Answer Type (100 words)
1. Do you agree that learning and pedantry go together?
2. In the essay Hazlitt expresses his longing and passion for nature and the perceptual world. Explain.