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The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics
Contributor(s): Melzer, Arthur M. (Editor), Zinman, Richard M. (Editor), Bellow, Saul (Contribution by)

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 ISBN: 0742508153     ISBN-13: 9780742508156
Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
OUR PRICE: $63.00  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2003
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Annotation: The editors 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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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Social Science | Methodology
- Political Science
Dewey: 305.252
LCCN: 2002009701
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.86" W x 9.1" L (0.81 lbs) 280 pages
 
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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.
 
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