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Episode 105: Idiot
In Ancient Greece, an "idiot", or idiotes , was a "private person", which meant someone who did not hold a political office. In this episode, we explore how the word's modern pejorative connotation emerged. We also look...
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Episode 105: Idiot is an episode from Words for Granted by Raymond Belli. In Ancient Greece, an "idiot", or idiotes , was a "private person", which meant someone who did not hold a political office. In this episode, we explore how the word'...
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Published Jan 5, 2022, 17:58 long, audio available.
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In Ancient Greece, an "idiot", or idiotes , was a "private person", which meant someone who did not hold a political office. In this episode, we explore how the word's modern pejorative connotation emerged. We also look into the word's 19th and early 20th century association with the IQ test.
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Published Jan 5, 2022 and 17:58 long