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Rhetoric, philosophy, and the public intellectual

Philosophy and Rhetoric 39 (2):127-139 (2006)

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Coming to Terms with the Antagonism between Rhetorical Reflection and Political Agency.Scott Welsh - 2012 - Philosophy and Rhetoric 45 (1):1-23.details Now over a decade since the publication of John Michael’s Anxious Intellects (2000), many rhetoric scholars are no less anxious about the relevance of scholarship to public affairs. Recent exchanges concerning rhetorical criticism, public intellectualism, and academic engagement continue to provide evidence of a prominent felt need to prove public relevance, explain away the lack of readily apparent public engagement, or adopt a more activist posture. That academic work should have political consequences is broadly assumed within a dominant strain of (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Speaking Out: Toward an Institutional Agenda for Refashioning STS Scholars as Public Intellectuals.Sharon McKenzie Stevens - 2008 - Science, Technology, and Human Values 33 (6):730-753.details Bijker calls for scholars in science and technology studies to become public intellectuals by actively working toward “democratizing... technological culture.” Many STS scholars have developed practices that support democratic and public activity; yet, these typically require individual commitment with inadequate institutional support. The public work of STS scholars can be better supported through a program that includes using specialist research in nonreproductive educational contexts, redefining and revaluing academic service, developing more accessible ways of writing, and publishing and valuing STS-based texts (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation

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