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intellectuals, values and society

There is an ebb and flow of intellectuals into the rough and tumble of molding the public’s mind and influencing state policy. In addition, as the times change, different kinds of intellectuals look for wider audiences than they can find in their professions. There are times for visionaries and times for technicians. My main point will be directed against the view that intellectuals should refrain from attempting to influence public affairs. There is a strong abstentionist current in intellectual culture today. Aside from countering that current, I want to argue against the view of the intellectual as a denizen of an ivory tower, and for the view that intellectuals are organically related to certain communities.