Intellectuals and Society
by:
Thomas Sowell (author)
How intellectuals as a class affect modern societies by shaping the climate of opinion in which official policies developon issues ranging from economics to law to war and peace
How intellectuals as a class affect modern societies by shaping the climate of opinion in which official policies developon issues ranging from economics to law to war and peace
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780465019489 (046501948X)
Publish date: January 5th 2010
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
This is a strange book. It's an intellectual speaking out against his profession. Sowell defines intellectuals as a people for whom ideas are the beginning and ending of their work. Tenured professors are the most ready example, but intellectuals can also be found outside academia. For example autho...