Introduction to The Philosopher as Public Intellectual |
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Authors: | Raja Halwani |
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Affiliation: | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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Abstract: | This introductory essay offers a general survey of some of the conceptual and normative issues that arise with respect to the philosopher as a public intellectual, arguing that philosophers should be public intellectuals. It also briefly introduces the themes of the essays that follow. |
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Keywords: | duty intellectual patriotism popular publications public virtue |
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