Anxious intellects : academic professionals, public intellectuals, and enlightenment values / John Michael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michael, John, 1953-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals.

Intellectuals--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A critical examination of the complex role of intellectuals in contemporary society, including the often contradictory definitions of such roles advocated by intellectuals themselves.

Contents:

Part one. Cultural authority, Enlightenment traditions, and professional anxiety. Publicity: Black intellectuals as inorganic representatives

Pedagogy: Enlightened instruction as oppressive discipline

Community: Pragmatism as a profession of anxiety

Culture: Western traditions and intellectual treason

Part two. Projected identities, universal illusions, and democratic discourse. The critic: Cultural studies and Adorno's ghost

The scientist: Disembodied intellect and popular utopias

The professional: Science wars and interdisciplinary studies

Conclusion: Tattered maps.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9786612904011

9781282904019

1282904019

9780822381396

0822381397

OCLC:

850213563