The intellectual

The intellectual

by Fuller, Steve

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"Steve Fuller's book dissects what it means to be an intellectual. What distinguishes them from philosophers, scientists, politicians or entrepreneurs? Why are they happy to be insulted as long as they are not ignored? Why do they thrive on conflict? And why is Batman the intellectual's favourite superhero?" "As well as a history of the intellectual from Ancient Greece to post-9/11, Steve Fuller also provides an essential guide to the species. Think you would recognise an intellectual when you …

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  • Full title :The intellectual / Steve Fuller.

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"Steve Fuller's book dissects what it means to be an intellectual. What distinguishes them from philosophers, scientists, politicians or entrepreneurs? Why are they happy to be insulted as long as they are not ignored? Why do they thrive on conflict? And why is Batman the intellectual's favourite superhero?" "As well as a history of the intellectual from Ancient Greece to post-9/11, Steve Fuller also provides an essential guide to the species. Think you would recognise an intellectual when you saw one? Entertain hopes of intellectualism yourself? Meet exemplars from the past - Voltaire, Sartre, Norman Mailer or Bertrand Russell - alongside many living examples in this original road-map to the intellectual life." --Book Jacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Icon
  • Place of Publication:Thriplow
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 184 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1840467215, 9781840467215
  • oclc:ocm62265672
  • LC Classification:HM728
  • Dewey Decimal:305.552

Subjects

Intellectual life Intellectuals Intellectuels Vie intellectuelle

Writers

Fuller, Steve

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