Truth, Trust, and Tolerance Intellectuals in Post-Communist Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12432172 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vladimir Tismaneanu (0000-0001-7835-2477, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 3-12 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Problems of Post-Communism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-8216 • E-ISSN: 1557-783X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10758216.1996.11655664 |
| OpenAlex | W2565237361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The East European revolutions of 1989 were hailed as the triumph of poetry over ideology. As the euphoria faded, there were calls for intellectuals to leave politics to the professionals. But intellectuals still matter in post-communist societies. Now, their role, East and West, is to be the moral critics of the existing order. They should not replace the Prince, but complement him, and if need be, take him to task
Aesthetics · Communism · Complement (music · Economic history · Ideology · Management · Media studies · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Task (project management · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |