The Resource Intellect and public life : essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States, Thomas Bender
Intellect and public life : essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States, Thomas Bender
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- Summary
- Periodic "crises" in our academic culture remind us that the organization of our intellectual life is a product of history - neither fixed by the logic of social development nor inherent in the nature of knowledge itself. At a time of much unease in academia and among the general public about the relation of intellect to public life, Thomas Bender explores both the nineteenth-century origins and the twentieth-century configurations of academic intellect in the United States. Intellect and Public Life pays special attention to the changing relationship of academic to urban culture. Examining the historical tensions faced by intellectuals who aspired to be at once academics and citizens, Bender traces the growing commitment of intellectuals to professional expertise and autonomy. He finds, as well, a historical pattern of academic withdrawal from the public discussion of matters of general concern. Yet the volume concludes on a hopeful note. With the demise of the classical republican notion of the public, Bender contends, there has emerged a more pluralistic notion of the public that - combined with the revival of interest in pragmatic theories of truth - may offer the possibility of a richer collaboration of democracy and intellect
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 179 pages
- Contents
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- Pt.1. Nineteenth-Century Origins of Academic Culture
- The Cultures of Intellectual Life: The City and the Professions
- Science and the Culture of America Communities
- The Erosion of Public Culture: Cities, Discourses, and Professional Disciplines
- Pt.2. Twentieth-Century Patterns
- E.R.A Seligman and the Vocation of Social Science
- The Emergence of the New York Intellectuals: Modernism, Cosmopolitanism, and Nationalism
- The Historian and Public Life: Charles A. Beard and the City
- Lionel Trilling and American Culture
- P.3. Conclusions and Reconsiderations
- Academic Knowledge and Political Democracy in the Age of the University
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780801844331
- Label
- Intellect and public life : essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States
- Title
- Intellect and public life
- Title remainder
- essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Bender
- Subject
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- Community development, Urban -- United States -- History
- Développement communautaire urbain -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Développement communautaire urbain -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Engagement
- Geestesgeschiedenis
- History
- Intellectuals -- Political activity -- United States -- History
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Attitudes | History
- Intellectuels -- Activité politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Activité politique | Histoire
- Academici
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Attitudes | Histoire
- Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Political participation -- United States -- History
- Politique urbaine -- Participation des citoyens -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Politique urbaine -- États-Unis -- Participation des citoyens | Histoire
- United States -- Intellectual life
- Urban policy -- United States -- Citizen participation | History
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Attitudes | Histoire
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Periodic "crises" in our academic culture remind us that the organization of our intellectual life is a product of history - neither fixed by the logic of social development nor inherent in the nature of knowledge itself. At a time of much unease in academia and among the general public about the relation of intellect to public life, Thomas Bender explores both the nineteenth-century origins and the twentieth-century configurations of academic intellect in the United States. Intellect and Public Life pays special attention to the changing relationship of academic to urban culture. Examining the historical tensions faced by intellectuals who aspired to be at once academics and citizens, Bender traces the growing commitment of intellectuals to professional expertise and autonomy. He finds, as well, a historical pattern of academic withdrawal from the public discussion of matters of general concern. Yet the volume concludes on a hopeful note. With the demise of the classical republican notion of the public, Bender contends, there has emerged a more pluralistic notion of the public that - combined with the revival of interest in pragmatic theories of truth - may offer the possibility of a richer collaboration of democracy and intellect
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bender, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 001.1/0973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HT690.U6
- LC item number
- B46 1993
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals
- Political participation
- Community development, Urban
- Urban policy
- United States
- Academici
- Engagement
- Geestesgeschiedenis
- Intellectuels
- Intellectuels
- Participation politique
- Développement communautaire urbain
- Politique urbaine
- Intellectuels
- Intellectuels
- Participation politique
- Développement communautaire urbain
- Politique urbaine
- Label
- Intellect and public life : essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States, Thomas Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-172) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt.1. Nineteenth-Century Origins of Academic Culture -- The Cultures of Intellectual Life: The City and the Professions -- Science and the Culture of America Communities -- The Erosion of Public Culture: Cities, Discourses, and Professional Disciplines -- Pt.2. Twentieth-Century Patterns -- E.R.A Seligman and the Vocation of Social Science -- The Emergence of the New York Intellectuals: Modernism, Cosmopolitanism, and Nationalism -- The Historian and Public Life: Charles A. Beard and the City -- Lionel Trilling and American Culture -- P.3. Conclusions and Reconsiderations -- Academic Knowledge and Political Democracy in the Age of the University -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 25629471
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 179 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801844331
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92011393
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1469796
- Label
- Intellect and public life : essays on the social history of academic intellectuals in the United States, Thomas Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-172) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt.1. Nineteenth-Century Origins of Academic Culture -- The Cultures of Intellectual Life: The City and the Professions -- Science and the Culture of America Communities -- The Erosion of Public Culture: Cities, Discourses, and Professional Disciplines -- Pt.2. Twentieth-Century Patterns -- E.R.A Seligman and the Vocation of Social Science -- The Emergence of the New York Intellectuals: Modernism, Cosmopolitanism, and Nationalism -- The Historian and Public Life: Charles A. Beard and the City -- Lionel Trilling and American Culture -- P.3. Conclusions and Reconsiderations -- Academic Knowledge and Political Democracy in the Age of the University -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 25629471
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 179 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801844331
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92011393
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1469796
Subject
- Community development, Urban -- United States -- History
- Développement communautaire urbain -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Développement communautaire urbain -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Engagement
- Geestesgeschiedenis
- History
- Intellectuals -- Political activity -- United States -- History
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Attitudes | History
- Intellectuels -- Activité politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Activité politique | Histoire
- Academici
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Attitudes | Histoire
- Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Political participation -- United States -- History
- Politique urbaine -- Participation des citoyens -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Politique urbaine -- États-Unis -- Participation des citoyens | Histoire
- United States -- Intellectual life
- Urban policy -- United States -- Citizen participation | History
- Intellectuels -- États-Unis -- Attitudes | Histoire
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