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The role of a public intellectual in a democratic state

The role of a public intellectual in a democratic state

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The role of a public intellectual in a democratic state

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The role of a public intellectual in a democratic state

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Paris, France: Societe d’Etude des Pays du Commonwealth

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Cultures of the Commonwealth, 2012-03 (18), p.77-88

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Paris, France: Societe d’Etude des Pays du Commonwealth

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The argument of this paper is that the intellectual is better placed in society to subject the discourses of tradition and Enlightenment modernity to careful scrutiny, with a view to identifying the inherent ruptures and contradictions which hamper the embrace and pursuance of democratic values in society. The paper draws on a miscellany of theoret...

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The role of a public intellectual in a democratic state

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TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_510639133345847

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_510639133345847

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1245-2971

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