Public Intellectuals

An Endangered Species?

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Public Intellectuals: An Endangered Species? investigates the definition, role, and decline of public intellectuals in American society. Drawing from a wide range of commentaries and studies, this edited volume demonstrates the unique importance of public intellectuals and probes the timely question of how their voices can continue to be effective in our ever-changing social, academic and political climates. At a time when many argue that public intellectuals are dying out, the book addresses questions such as who qualifies as a public intellectual? Have their ranks thinned out and their qualities diminished? What is that special service that public intellectuals are supposed to render for the body politic? And, above all, is society being shortchanged?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-02-14
Mått182 x 227 x 23 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRights & Responsibilities
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742542556

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Part 1 Introduction: "Are Public Intellectuals an Endangered Species"Part 2 What are Public Intellectuals? Definition and OverviewChapter 3 Public Intellectuals, Public Life, and the UniversityChapter 4 The Future of the Public Intellectual: A ForumPart 5 Roles of Public IntellectualsChapter 6 Intellectuals, Dissent and BureaucratsChapter 7 Why Public Intellectuals?Chapter 8 The Calling of the Public IntellectualChapter 9 ForumPart 10 The Divide: Academic vs. Free-Standing Public IntellectualsChapter 11 The Public Intellectual, Service Learning, and Activist ResearchChapter 12 Race and the Public Intellectual: A Conversation with Michael Eric DysonChapter 13 In Over Their HeadsChapter 14 ForumPart 15 On the Decline of Public IntellectualsChapter 16 The Intellectual: Will He Wither Away?Chapter 17 The Graying of the IntellectualsChapter 18 Intellectuals After the RevolutionChapter 19 Intellectuals— Public and OtherwiseChapter 20 ForumPart 21 A Continuing Presence: Public Intellectuals and ChangeChapter 22 Intellectuals in PoliticsChapter 23 The Intellectuals as CelebrityChapter 24 ForumPart 25 Speaking Truth to PowerChapter 26 On Knowledge and PowerChapter 27 The Reith Lectures: Speaking Truth to PowerChapter 28 All the Presidents' Brains