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9780826490964

Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone? 2nd Edition : Confronting 21st Century Philistinism

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    9780826490964

  • ISBN10:

    0826490964

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-12-09
  • Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK
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In this urgent and passionate book, Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy - and why we need to recreate a public sphere in which intellectuals and the general public can talk to each other again

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction: A Personal Journey Through the Land of the Philistines 1(24)
Devaluing the Intellect
25(25)
Trivial Pursuits
50(22)
Dumbing Down
72(20)
Social Engineering
92(22)
The Culture of Flattery
114(23)
Treating People as Children
137(20)
Afterword: A Reply to My Critics 157(20)
Bibliography 177(6)
Index 183

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