The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics

by Arthur M. Melzer (Editor), Richard M. Zinman (editor), Jerry Weinberger (Editor)

Whether intellectuals are counter-cultural escapists corrupting the young or secular prophets leading us to prosperity, they are a fixture of modern political life. In The Public Between Philosophy and Politics, Arthur M. Melzer, Jerry Weinberger, and M. Richard Zinman bring together a wide variety of noted scholars to discuss the characteristics, nature, and role of public thinkers. By looking at scholarly life in the West, this work explores the relationship between thought and action, ideas and events, reason and history.

469 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2003