Talk:John W. Morgan

Use of the term public intellectual

There seems to be a debate whether or not this should be included as a term to describe Mayor Morgan or not.

From refering to different sources on the internet (and it is clearly defined in the Intellectual Wikipedia article) I concluded that it is not a fair title for John because he does not fit the defination.

The term seems to reflect people like Noam Chomsy, Ron Paul, or Richard Dawkins as highly educated people who act outside of the estiblished groups usually with radical ideas with fringe but strong support.

John's idea seem to be more or less what most people want. He is just using his political capital to fight for them. I'd say that is a bit different.

There was a comparison to Michael Ignatieff as well that I would like to address.

Why Michael is sometimes addressed as a public intellectual extends from his time as a BBC reporter doing various documentaries on a whole host of subjects. Also, he has a PhD from Harvard, tought at Harvard, UBC, Oxford, and Cambridge. He has wrote dozens of articles and books on forgein relations and other political topics.

And there is a linked reference that refers to him as a public intellectual: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/topintellectuals.html

Because I know someone is going to go on here and say I am John bashing again please refrain. Public Intellectual is a label. It is BOTH positive and negative. I try to refrain from labeling people something that can be negative. Public Intellectuals are often critized for being too far removed from the regular people and therefore lack grounding to and appreication for regular working class people. I do not believe John lacks the grounding or appreicationof the regular Joe so I do not want a label cast on him that he may not completely fit and could damage public opinion about him. -Kirkoconnell (talk) 18:00, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

From reading the article on Public Intellectual, I don't understand how the term could be applied to John Morgan. Its obvious he has legal knowledge, considering he is a lawyer but how is he using that knowledge to educate the public? It doesn't make sense to just go ahead and put a label on a person without explaining the reasoning behind the label. If the editor who added this really believes he is a Public Intellectual, he is going to have to do a better job explaining why, rather than just saying he uses his legal knowledge to educate the public. Provide some proof, then maybe I'll understand why but as of now, I don't agree that he should be labeled a Public Intellectual. Cmr08 (talk) 00:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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Hi John how are you? I’m not sure if you remember me but my name is Allan McPhee. Are you still practicing Law please and thank you. I’m looking for a lawyer to represent me. Thank you. 134.41.114.52 (talk) 18:45, 25 July 2022 (UTC)