The Political Responsibility of Intellectuals

Abstract

Editorial preface Alan Montefiore 1. Introduction Peter Winch 2. La trahison de la trahison des clercs Ernest Gellner 3. The loss of responsibility Elemer Hankiss 4. Heritage and collective responsibility Jerzy Jedlicki 5. Power and wisdom: the expert as mediating figure in contemporary Polish history Jacek Kurczewski 6. Textual responsibility J. J. Lecercle 7. Politics, technology and the responsibility of the intellectuals David J. Levy 8. The intellectuals and the imitation of the masses Grahame Lock 9. Responsibility and the act of interpretation: the case of law Ian Maclean 10. The Hungarian intellectual and the choice of commitment of neutrality Miklos Molnar (translated by Ian Maclean) 11. The political responsibility of intellectuals Alan Montefiore 12. Intellectuals between politics and culture Jerzy Szacki 13. The political irresponsibility of intellectuals G. M. Tamas 14. Intellectuals and responsibility Edward Shils Index of names.