02685nam 2200661 a 450 991045988900332120200520144314.00-674-04227-110.4159/9780674042278(CKB)2670000000038297(SSID)ssj0000426434(PQKBManifestationID)12190287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426434(PQKBWorkID)10372888(PQKB)10072070(SSID)ssj0000486826(PQKBManifestationID)12141921(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486826(PQKBWorkID)10441533(PQKB)10591449(MiAaPQ)EBC3300811(Au-PeEL)EBL3300811(CaPaEBR)ebr10400491(OCoLC)923117307(DE-B1597)589844(DE-B1597)9780674042278(EXLCZ)99267000000003829720010604h20032001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPublic intellectuals[electronic resource] a study of decline : with a new preface and epilogue /Richard A. PosnerCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2003, c2001vi, 456 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-00633-X 0-674-01246-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. General theoretical and emperical analysis -- pt. 2. Genre studies.In this timely book, the first comprehensive study of the modern American public intellectual--that individual who speaks to the public on issues of political or ideological moment--Richard Posner charts the decline of a venerable institution that included worthies from Socrates to John Dewey. Leveling a balanced attack on liberal and conservative pundits alike, he describes the styles and genres, constraints and incentives, of the activity of public intellectuals and offers modest proposals for improving the quality of public discussion in America today. This paperback edition contains a new preface and and a new epilogue.Political planningUnited StatesIntellectualsUnited StatesSpecialistsUnited StatesElectronic books.Political planningIntellectualsSpecialists305.5/52/0973Posner Richard A110175MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459889003321Public intellectuals1234263UNINA