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What Good Are Intellectuals was originally published in Paris as the 1998 edition of an annual series entitled The Rules of the Game: Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Politics, under the direction of Bernard Henri-L?©vy. The first half of the book offers essays by and about Paul Bowles, Marc Lambron, Michel Onfray, Gilles Hertzog, Wietske Venema, C?©cile Guilbert, Yann Moix and William Styron.In an intimate dialogue with some of the world's best minds, 44 of the world's most respected authors reflect on life, death and meaning through of essays, interviews and responses to the question, "What good are intellectuals?" Essays include remarks by Wietske Venema on the eve of his suicide, and excerpts from Marc Lambron's journal detailing cultural pre-occupations in Paris from Egyptomania to astrology and gender issues. In the second half of the book writers from around the world ponder the role of the intellectual in society, whether a thinker and writer has specific responsibilities and what those might be, what effect such a person can hope to achieve and at what cost.Compelling, stimulating ideas are presented in individual segments; this is a book that can be put down and picked up

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Author

Bernard-Henri Lévy, Directeur de la revue & Collectif

Publisher

Algora Publishing

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781892941381

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Religion, Political Science