The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics

The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics
ISBN-10
0585463220
ISBN-13
9780585463223
Category
Social Science
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2004-09-01
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Authors
Arthur M. Melzer, Richard M. Zinman, Jerry Weinberger

Description

Whether intellectuals are counter-cultural escapists corrupting the young or secular prophets leading us to prosperity, they are a fixture of modern political life. In The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics, Arthur M. Melzer, Jerry Weinberger, and M. Richard Zinman bring together a wide variety of noted scholars to discuss the characteristics, nature, and role of public thinkers. By looking at scholarly life in the West, this work explores the relationship between thought and action, ideas and events, reason and history.

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