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The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics 0280th Edition
Author(s): Arthur M. Melzer (Editor), Jerry Weinberger (Editor, Contributor), M. Richard Zinman (Editor), Saul Bellow (Contributor), John Patrick Diggins (Contributor), Pierre Hassner (Contributor), Josef Joffe (Contributor), Tony Judt (Contributor), Ira Katznelson (Contributor), Christopher J. Kelly (Contributor), Adam Michnik (Contributor), Martha C. Nussbaum (Contributor), Thomas A. Pangle (Contributor), Paul A. Rahe (Contributor), Gordon S. Wood (Contributor), M Richard Zinman (Contributor)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date: March 12, 2003
- Edition: 0280th
- Language: English
- Print length: 280 pages
- ISBN-10: 0742508153
- ISBN-13: 9780742508156
Book 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 0280th Edition, 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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“The editors have brought together a diverse and superb group of contributors.” ―Society
About the Author
John Patrick Diggins was distinguished professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was the author of numerous books, including On Hallowed Ground, The Proud Decades, The Lost Soul of American Politics, The Rise and Fall of the American Left, and Max Weber: Politics and the Spirit of Tragedy.
Tony Judt is professor of European Studies at NYU and director of the Remarque Institute.
