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The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics

Christopher J. Kelly

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Release: March 12, 2003

ISBN: 0742508153

ISBN 13: 9780742508156

The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics

Christopher J. Kelly

4.2/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Release: March 12, 2003

ISBN: 0742508153

ISBN 13: 9780742508156

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