Is it true that a well read person is intelligent?

A well-educated person has much knowledge compare to the uneducated person but an uneducated person is also intelligent in their work, yes they have less knowledge about bookish, but They also have the knowledge society or social. So the whole way, it would be wrong to say that only the educated person is intelligent....

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

To a certain extent intelligence may be inherited however sometimes we see really dull heads being born to highly intelligent people . Here I agree with Vijay in that it needs to be nurtured. Most highly intelligent people are busy and often neglect their family and homes and this reflects in their family lives and the status of their children. 

This also brings a question to my mind, is intelligent subjective and does not automatically include common sense as well? 

Very true...I think intelligence by itself does not count for much but wisdom counts more as it is a combination of intelligence, common sense and being street smart. Just being intelligent does not help any one. Do you watch The Big Bang Theory? I think Sheldon Cooper is the perfect example of such an intelligence.

Yes unless you apply your intelligence to tactical use it remains in the upper chamber only !! I have watched a few episodes of Big bang theory Kalyani and thoroughly enjoyed and I agree about Jim Parsons characterisation of Sheldon ..

It is the analytical mind to catch the absolute reasoning from what it should be reading and then convert those ideas into complete precision so a to provide more and more absolute nearer to thought ideas that could deliver the promised action based on pros and cons of said situation, then only we could say that intelligent is working with its perfection.

I feel that the environment too has a lot to contribute inaking a child or a student analytical which means they use their intelligence for practical purposes rather than gaining only book knowledge. The more they are exposed to society, people and also get practical training at school with their study material , the smarter they become ..I find the youngsters of today extremely smart regardless of what background they come from. At times  some of them stump you with their knowledge and brilliance..

Intelligence helps you to analyze the situation and act accordingly. Well learned person is well informed but need not be very intelligent in pragmatic sense. Every human is born with intelligence though the degree may vary. And with Gardener's "Multiple Intelligence" theory, no two humans can be compared on the scale of intelligence. I have seen very intelligent people who have not done so well academically but are very successful. In fact I have met highly intelligent people who are illiterate. 

Well read person is a person who has seen the opportunities to read and has interest for it. Intelligence just comes in assistance. Many intelligent people have no interest in reading and so are not well read but they update themselves through other sources.

Even those people who are brilliant when it comes to their field of work , sometimes have very limited knowledge on other matters. They are unable to make intelligent conversation on anything other than their own subject matter. In essence a person becomes interesting and can be called intelligent when he has knowledge on different subjects and is able to discuss effectively .

Intelligent could be defined as the cognitive power to solve the problem solving skill. If it could be developed through the form of book reading and its practical applications in solving the cases could be there the we could see it as success.Psychologists do believe that defining intelligence is not very simple as it seems so. It is very difficult to quantify as there have been many comparable forms where the characters,personality, wit and so many other attributes quantified in different manners to generate wit. 

Maybe, Maybe not. Depends on other factors too.

Sarita Kumari wrote:

Maybe, Maybe not. Depends on other factors too.

Please elaborate on these other factors and give specific response rather than being vague..

mohan manohar wrote:

Intelligent could be defined as the cognitive power to solve the problem solving skill. If it could be developed through the form of book reading and its practical applications in solving the cases could be there the we could see it as success.Psychologists do believe that defining intelligence is not very simple as it seems so. It is very difficult to quantify as there have been many comparable forms where the characters,personality, wit and so many other attributes quantified in different manners to generate wit. 

Just a thought , should that read ..

 It is very difficult to quantify as there have been many comparable forms where the characters,personality, wit and so many other attributes quantified in different manners to generate intelligence ( instead of wit ?)

Anyone can read as much as they want but an intelligent person would try to know in between the lines of the text and try to make new concepts out of it. It solely depends on the person, not exactly on the action of reading itself.

I work with special need children. My younger daughter struggles with dyslexia but her IQ lies in superior intelligence. Reading is a skill. She struggles with reading but no one can doubt her superior intelligence in field of Music, Art, Theatre and Cooking. She is outstanding in those areas and beams with pride for her achievements. She is much slower at reading but can express beautifully through stories and stick drawing or illustration. If we ignore mirror images and spelling errors, her sentence structure and choice of words is much beyond her age. She has developed her vocabulary by listening to the books that my elder daughter, my husband and I have read to her. My elder one reads voraciously. She also wants to read like her sister but her limitations due to dyslexia hampers it. But she is very intelligent

Arunima Singh wrote:

I work with special need children. My younger daughter struggles with dyslexia but her IQ lies in superior intelligence. Reading is a skill. She struggles with reading but no one can doubt her superior intelligence in field of Music, Art, Theatre and Cooking. She is outstanding in those areas and beams with pride for her achievements. She is much slower at reading but can express beautifully through stories and stick drawing or illustration. If we ignore mirror images and spelling errors, her sentence structure and choice of words is much beyond her age. She has developed her vocabulary by listening to the books that my elder daughter, my husband and I have read to her. My elder one reads voraciously. She also wants to read like her sister but her limitations due to dyslexia hampers it. But she is very intelligent

Of course dyslexia and intelligence has no connection as such but sometimes ADHD might also be the cause of dyslexia from what i perceive ..How old is your daughter ? I was reading that dyslexia is quite common and as the childbecomes an adult it hardly has any impact on the adult personality . Found this article on the net ..

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia

I know . Dyslexia is not a sign of low  intelligence or laziness.. Some Doctors refer it as a reading disorder. Dyslexia may affect  speaking..  Your daughter's brilliance in the fields of Art, Cooking etc is really astonishing and amazing. In this connection I must say ,your hubby and, your elder daughter's efforts are really commendable. I pray the almighty  to make your daughter normal.

An intelligent person would try to know in between the lines of the text and try to make new concepts out of it. It solely depends on the person, not exactly on the action of reading itself..

Perception can be through books or life experience s which add on to ones wisdom and intelligence. Whereas someone might look at an accident as an unfortunate event , an intelligent mind would focus on why and how it happened and what steps can be taken to prevent it in the future!

rambabu wrote:

I know . Dyslexia is not a sign of low  intelligence or laziness.. Some Doctors refer it as a reading disorder. Dyslexia may affect  speaking..  Your daughter's brilliance in the fields of Art, Cooking etc is really astonishing and amazing. In this connection I must say ,your hubby and, your elder daughter's efforts are really commendable. I pray the almighty  to make your daughter normal.

Thanks for your concern. She is normal. There is nothing we wish to change about her and we feel proud to have her. She is highly talented and differently abled. We love her uniqueness and have never wished for her to be normal or mainstream. Dyslexia is not curable. It is a life long companion

Arunima Singh wrote:

rambabu wrote:

I know . Dyslexia is not a sign of low  intelligence or laziness.. Some Doctors refer it as a reading disorder. Dyslexia may affect  speaking..  Your daughter's brilliance in the fields of Art, Cooking etc is really astonishing and amazing. In this connection I must say ,your hubby and, your elder daughter's efforts are really commendable. I pray the almighty  to make your daughter normal.

Thanks for your concern. She is normal. There is nothing we wish to change about her and we feel proud to have her. She is highly talented and differently abled. We love her uniqueness and have never wished for her to be normal or mainstream. Dyslexia is not curable. It is a life long companion

As you please Arunuma. I cant but appreciate you

I believe that a well listened person is very much intelligent.

I think the movie Tare Zamin Pe was on dyslexia and brought out beautifully the need to understand and support them. Our best wishes are with you and your dear daughter, Arunima.

vijay wrote:

I think the movie Tare Zamin Pe was on dyslexia and brought out beautifully the need to understand and support them. Our best wishes are with you and your dear daughter, Arunima.

Her courage is exemplary. Arunima refused to yield to the adverse conditions , She fought and won