Ten Essays on Chinese Intellectuals

Author: Xu Jilin
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Series of Special Lectures by Renowned Scholars · Volume 2. Since the 1990s, China has entered an era of specialization and academization. The tide of postmodernism has overturned the legitimacy of metaphors of knowledge. Under the dual pressure of specialization and modernization, have intellectuals died? Is the public role of intellectuals still possible, and how is it possible? In this book, Xu Jilin, a well-known scholar in the study of Chinese intellectuals, presents his latest reflections to readers with shared spiritual concerns. It includes both a grim discussion of the fate and future of intellectuals in the new century and an passionate look back at the intellectual journey of intellectuals in the last century. The book's distinctive feature lies in using academic theory to substantiate thought and elevating theory through thought.