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The Public intellectual in Canada
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Broad in scope and stylistically diverse, these essays offer a fascinating overview of the links between thought, public exposition, and action in the fields of politics, science, and culture.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE. What Are Public Intellectuals For?
- 1. The Public Intellectual and the Democratic Conversation
- 2. The Public Intellectual and Politics: Why Choices Matter
- 3. Public Thought and the Crisis of Underpopulation
- 4. What Are Intellectuals For? A Modest Proposal in Dialogue Form
- PART TWO. Who Are They?
- 5. Public Intellectuals in Twentieth-Century Canada
- 6. Le Devoir , Forum for the Exchange of Ideas
- 7. Quebec Public Intellectuals in Times of Crisis
- 8. Navigating Gendered Spaces: Women as Public Intellectuals
- PART THREE. On the Front Lines
- 9. A Political Scientist in Public Affairs
- 10. Personal Success versus Public Failure: The Muting of Canadaās Academic Intellectuals
- 11. Polling for Democracy
- 12. A Peopleās Intellectual
- 13. Canadian Economists as Public Intellectuals
- 14. The Unbalanced Discussion of Aboriginal Policy
- 15. āBrave New Ethicistsā: A Cautionary Tale
- Conclusion
- Contributors