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Showing papers by "Alvin W. Gouldner published in 1975"


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21 Dec 1975-Telos
TL;DR: This article explored the role of the intellectuals in contemporary revolutionary transformations, and attempted to apprehend their character and meaning, and explored their role in contemporary revolutions. But they did not commit themselves to a judgment on how important their role has been.
Abstract: The following remarks attempt to explore the role of the intellectuals in contemporary revolutionary transformations, and to apprehend their character and meaning. As a whole, the project has two versions of the argument, a weak and a strong one. The minimum project seeks to specify the historical mechanisms that contribute to the radicalization of Western intellectuals and induce them to play a role in the revolutions of the twentieth century. Grounded in the unchallengeable premise that the intellectuals have played a revolutionary role of some substance, this version of the argument does not commit itself to a judgment on how important their role has been.

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