The Intellectual as Stranger: Studies in Spokespersonship (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)

The Intellectual as Stranger explores the historical association between images of the intellectual and those of the stranger, or the outsider to society. Using detailed case-studies, Pels examines the ambiguous strangerhood of political intellectuals such as Marx, Durkheim, Sorel, Freyer and Hendrik de Man. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Introduction......Page 10 Speaking the spokesperson......Page 22 The proletarian as stranger......Page 48 Speaking for social things: sociology and socialism in Durkheim, Sorel and Barrs......Page 70 Missionary sociology between left and right: Karl Mannheim and the right-wing challenge......Page 102 The dark side of socialism: Hendrik de Man and the fascist temptation......Page 131 Treason of the intellectuals: Paul de Man and Hendrik de Man......Page 152 Strange standpoints......Page 177 Privileged nomads......Page 197 Towards a social epistemology of strangerhood......Page 214 Notes......Page 249 Bibliography......Page 282 Index......Page 300 Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 10 Speaking the spokesperson 22 The proletarian as stranger 48 Speaking for social things: sociology and socialism in Durkheim, Sorel and Barrs 70 Missionary sociology between left and right: Karl Mannheim and the right-wing challenge 102 The dark side of socialism: Hendrik de Man and the fascist temptation 131 Treason of the intellectuals: Paul de Man and Hendrik de Man 152 Strange standpoints 177 Privileged nomads 197 Towards a social epistemology of strangerhood 214 Notes 249 Bibliography 282 Index 300 Ethics This text explores the historical association between inages of the intellectual and those of the stranger, or the outsider to society. The book examines the strangerhood of political intellectuals such as Marx, Sorel, Freyer and Durkheim Representation is 'presenting' that which is not immediately at hand, which is absent, and hence needs to be introduced into the present situation, to be made (con) textually visible and available. Annotation This volume uses detailed case studies to examine the ambiguous strangerhood of political intellectuals such as Marx, Durkheim, Sorel, Freyer and Hendrik de Man. Dick Pels. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [261]-278) And Index.