A debate with the title "Why do intellectuals deceive themselves?" addresses a question that also serves as a title for a book. The article presents a response that is considered simple for this question.
According to the debate, intellectuals deceive themselves for two main reasons. First, because they want to deceive themselves. Second, because they believe more in their ascendancy than in free initiative.
The article suggests that intellectual vanity and the search for influence over others may be at the base of the errors committed by intellectuals, to the detriment of confidence in free and spontaneous initiative.
