{"product_id":"the-political-responsibility-of-intellectuals-paperback-9780521398596","title":"The Political Responsibility of Intellectuals (Paperback) 9780521398596","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Political Responsibility of Intellectuals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Political Responsibility of Intellectuals addresses the many problems in defining the relationship of intellectuals to the society in which they live.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan MacLean (Edited by), Alan Montefiore (Edited by), Peter Winch (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521398596, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 December 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Political Responsibility of Intellectuals addresses the many problems in defining the relationship of intellectuals to the society in which they live. In what respects are they responsible for, and to, that society? Should they seek to act as independent arbiters of the values explicitly or implicity espoused by those around them? Should they seek to advise those in public life about the way in which they should act, or should they withdraw from any form of political involvement? And how should their preoccupations with truth and language find practical expression? The contributors to this volume seek to provide tentative answers to these questions.  They come from a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from economics to linguistics and sociology to philosophy, and are drawn from both America and Eastern and Western Europe. The volume is given a particular interest by recent political upheavals in Eastern Europe, where many intellectuals have been confronted with sharply practical, sometimes dramatic, choices about their role in the political arena.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditorial preface Alan Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Peter Winch\u003cbr\u003e 2. La trahison de la trahison des clercs Ernest Gellner\u003cbr\u003e 3. The loss of responsibility Elemer Hankiss\u003cbr\u003e 4. Heritage and collective responsibility Jerzy Jedlicki\u003cbr\u003e 5. Power and wisdom: the expert as mediating figure in contemporary Polish history Jacek Kurczewski\u003cbr\u003e 6. Textual responsibility J. J. Lecercle\u003cbr\u003e 7. Politics, technology and the responsibility of the intellectuals David J. Levy\u003cbr\u003e 8. The intellectuals and the imitation of the masses Grahame Lock\u003cbr\u003e 9. Responsibility and the act of interpretation: the case of law Ian Maclean\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Hungarian intellectual and the choice of commitment of neutrality Miklos Molnar (translated by Ian Maclean)\u003cbr\u003e 11. The political responsibility of intellectuals Alan Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e 12. Intellectuals between politics and culture Jerzy Szacki\u003cbr\u003e 13. The political irresponsibility of intellectuals G. M. Tamas\u003cbr\u003e 14. Intellectuals and responsibility Edward Shils\u003cbr\u003e Index of names.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005837758744,"sku":"9780521398596","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521398596i_345e2204-ed68-411f-9c97-9022639aa10f.jpg?v=1691381098","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-political-responsibility-of-intellectuals-paperback-9780521398596","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}