The Responsibility of Intellectuals Reflections by Noam Chomsky and Others after 50 years

• Main Authors: Allott, Nicholas, Knight, Chris, Smith, Neil, Chomsky, Noam
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London UCL Press 2019; University College London
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999; Asian Studies; c 1500 onwards to present day; Chomsky; Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; HISTORY; History and Archaeology; Intellectual life; Interdisciplinary studies; JBCC9 History of ideas; Language & Literature; Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999; Military; Military Studies; Other warfare and defence issues; Peace & Conflict Studies; Peace studies and conflict resolution; Philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Political science and theory; Politics and government; Public Policy & Administration; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Responsibility; Responsibility of Intellectuals; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Time period qualifiers; Vietnam; Vietnam War; war; Warfare and defence

With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pay...