Letters to Power Public Advocacy Without Public Intellectuals |
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Author:
| McCormick, Samuel |
Series title: | Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-271-05074-4 |
Publication Date: | May 2013 |
Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Discusses the role of the intellectual in public life. Argues that the scarcity of public intellectuals among today's academics is a challenge to us to explore alternative, more subtle forms of political intelligence. Looks to ancient, medieval, and modern traditions of learned advocacy.
Discusses the role of the intellectual in public life. Argues that the scarcity of public intellectuals among today's academics is a challenge to us to explore alternative, more subtle forms of political intelligence. Looks to ancient, medieval, and modern traditions of learned advocacy.