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The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.
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Legislators and Interpreters, Zygmunt Bauman
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- Released
- 1987
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- Title
- Legislators and Interpreters
- Subtitle
- On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Zygmunt Bauman
- Publisher
- Polity
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 209
- ISBN10
- 074560790X
- ISBN13
- 9780745607900
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Nature, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Culture and Society, Culture, Modernism, Social History, Truth, Community, Questions and Answers, Postmodern literature, Intellectuals
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.