Intellectuals and the Crisis of Modernity

Author: (USA) Bogeis / Li Jun / Cai Haifeng
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book reconsiders the role of intellectuals in the modern world against the backdrop of the development of modern capitalism and the failure of Soviet communism. Focusing on the political dimension of intellectuals' activities in their ongoing struggle for ideological hegemony, the authors raise a series of sharp questions: What are the main types of intellectual activities? How have they evolved over time? What is the political role of intellectuals—is it hegemonic or anti-hegemonic, dominant or subversive? How have these roles changed as the crisis of modernity deepens? Have intellectuals become a class with distinct interests and values? What conditions give rise to such a class? What conditions foster the formation of a critical or oppositional intellectual class that contributes to creating history?