A definition of the public intellectual
Posted in big questions, city life on Aug 10th, 2008 7 Comments »
“The term public intellectual describes one who is a generalist knowledgeable about cultural and political matters and whose ideas reach a substantial public. Their writings cross disciplines, and although they know much about the past and often address it directly, they train their analysis on contemporary debates. The intellectual role is different from that of scholars. Intellectuals usually [...]
