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Intellectuals and Society is a non-fiction book by Thomas Sowell. The book was initially published on January 5, 2010, by Basic Books. Intellectuals are defined as "idea workers" who exercise profound influence on policy makers and public opinion, but are often not directly accountable for the results.
- Thomas Sowell
- 2010
Mar 6, 2012 · This title offers a withering and clear-eyed critique about (but not for) intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large.
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- $33.65
- Thomas Sowell
- Basic Books
Mar 6, 2012 · Intellectuals and Society: Revised and Expanded Edition. Paperback – March 6, 2012. by Thomas Sowell (Author) 4.8 1,486 ratings. See all formats and editions. This title offers a withering and clear-eyed critique about (but not for) intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large.
- Thomas Sowell
- $16.8
- Basic Books
Dec 10, 2009 · A book that examines the role and impact of intellectuals in shaping public opinion and policy in democratic societies. It critiques the views and prescriptions of intellectuals on various social issues and challenges their track record of success or failure.
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- Hardcover
He persuaded millions of people to believe his ill-judged theories and personal opinions, and made bad judgments in his own life from passivism and the atom bomb. This is the only book to explore the subject of the intellectual's bad influence on society so thoroughly.
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- Thomas Sowell
Apr 17, 2021 · Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.
Mar 6, 2012 · Intellectuals and Society not only examines the track record of intellectuals in the things they have advocated but also analyzes the incentives and constraints under which their views and visions have emerged.
