Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals

by Zygmunt Bauman

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.
The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

Genres: Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Nonfiction, Social, Science

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1987

About the author

Zygmunt Bauman was a world-renowned Polish sociologist and philosopher, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. He was one of the world's most eminent social theorists, writing on issues as diverse as modernity and the Holocaust, postmodern consumerism and liquid modernity and one of the creators of the concept of “postmodernism”.

Reviews

[Mehmet Ali KIZILASLAN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okuması zor ama bi o kadar da kaliteli bir kitap. Zygmunt Bauman'ı her okuduğumda biraz daha beğeniyorum.