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Subject:
Public Intellectual
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michael perelman <[log in to unmask]>
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Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:51:30 -0800
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How many public intellectuals dividuals are people who went out on a
limb, risking
ostracism, before they had already ensured that they enjoyed a secure
position?

How many public individuals were funded and supported by powerful
interest groups?

Ok, or George Soros?

Or are public intellectuals public relations entrepreneurs?


-- 
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
95929

530 898 5321
fax 530 898 5901
http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com

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