‘Public intellectuals’ challenge dogma
Mar 20, 2021
3 minutes
THIS is an extract from The Fabric of Dissent: Public Intellectuals in South Africa, which focuses on how key figures throughout South Africa’s history have shaped our approaches to matters, including poverty, religious conflict and war.
HOW WE relate to the world influences how we think and act. This is especially true when we try to wrestle with the “wicked problems” of our time – the ones that are messy and especially difficult to resolve.
Who is considered to be an intellectual? How have
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