History & The Arts
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
...open a can; the recently established “Which University?” suggests that higher education is a decision similar to buying a washing machine. But Holmes? Surely Sherlock Holmes represents the height of intellectualism, the rationalist expert? As readers and viewers, we rely on Holmes’ expertise to solve the mystery and restore order, but Doyle’s stories and their...
