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The responsibility of intellectuals : reflections by Noam Chomsky and others after 50 years /

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With the publication of "The Responsibility of Intellectuals," Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip ser...

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Other Authors: Allott, Nicholas (Editor), Knight, Chris, 1942- (Editor), Smith, N. V. (Neilson Voyne) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : UCL Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Chomsky, Noam. > Responsibility of intellectuals.
Responsibility.
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "The responsibility of intellectuals": what it does and does not say / Nicholas Allott
  • Remarks on the historical context of the essay "The responsibility of intellectuals" / Noam Chomsky
  • 1. Reflections on Chomsky's "The responsibility of intellectuals" / Neil Smith and Amahl Smith
  • 2. "I don't want no peace"-a black, Jewish activist's take on the responsibility of intellectuals / Jackie Walker
  • 3. The responsibility of intellectuals in the era of bounded rationality and Democracy for realists / Nicholas Allott
  • 4. The propaganda model and the British nuclear weapons debate / Milan Rai
  • 5. Speaking truth to power: from within the heart of the empire / Chris Knight
  • 6. The abdication of responsibility / Craig Murray
  • 7. Replies and commentary / Noam Chomsky
  • 8. Conference Q&A / Noam Chomsky.