The Price of Public Intellectuals [electronic resource] /
Sassower, R.author.
This book provides a historically-informed survey critically outlining sociological, psychological, political, and economic approaches to the role of public intellectuals. Sassower suggests how the state might financially support the essential work of public intellectuals so as to critically engage the public and improve public policies.
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Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Myth of "Speaking Truth to Power"; 1.1 The Quaker statement; 1.2 Greek archetypes: Socrates' Trial and Plato's Republic; 1.3 Intellectuals and public intellectuals; 1.4 Whistle-blowers and hacktivists; 1.5 Truth in the postmodern age; 2 A Variety of Intellectual Experiences; 2.1 Preamble; 2.2 Prophets and Ubermenschen; 2.3 Gadflies, martyrs, and philosopher-kings; 2.4 Clerks and politically responsible; 2.5 Unattached/witnesses and organic/connected; 2.6 Specialized and universal
2.7 Jesters, sophists, and amateurs2.8 Legislators, interpreters, and translators; 2.9 Strangers, nomads, and spokespersons; 2.10 Reckless celebrities, rappers, and bloggers; 3 Four Standard Approaches; 3.1 The demise of intellectuals and American anti-intellectualism; 3.2 Sociological approach; 3.3 Political approach; 3.4 Psychological approach; 3.5 Economic approach; 3.6 Academic freedom and free speech; 4 Certified Public Intellectuals; 4.1 Posner's list; 4.2 Foreign Policy's 2012 and Prospect Magazine's 2013 lists; 4.3 Questionnaire and interviews; 5 Intellectual Welfare
Appendix: Lists of Public IntellectualsBibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides a historically-informed survey critically outlining sociological, psychological, political, and economic approaches to the role of public intellectuals. Sassower suggests how the state might financially support the essential work of public intellectuals so as to critically engage the public and improve public policies.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Public policy.
Epistemology.
Political theory.
Sociology.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Public Policy.
Epistemology.
Political Theory.
Sociology, general.