{"id":60,"date":"2014-01-14T02:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T02:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortalmoroni.wpengine.com\/?p=60"},"modified":"2014-01-14T02:31:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T02:31:39","slug":"missing-a-public-intellectual-and-force-for-the-common-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortalmoroni.com\/?p=60","title":{"rendered":"Missing: A Public Intellectual and Force for the Common Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was gratifying to read this thoughtful piece of reporting on DK’s passing in The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. <\/p>\n

UVU professor, who was esteemed for his work in environmental ethics, remembered as a \u201cpublic intellectual.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

“He always said it wasn\u2019t his job to convince his students of his point of view, but to give them a broad understanding of various points of view,” said Richard Keller. In his 18 years at UVU, David Keller brought lofty ideas down to earth, said philosophy professor Elaine Englehardt.<\/p>\n

“He helped students understand the most difficult of philosophical ideas,” she said. “He had the ability to explain simply what he was trying to say.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed. DK knew how to present ideas in a way that made the lofty available. <\/p>\n

Thankfully, he made a series of videotaped lectures that are all available on YouTube<\/a>. Here’s the first in the series of eight:<\/p>\n