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Bookends | August 1980

A query of intellectuals
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August 1980, no. 23

Bookends | August 1980

A query of intellectuals
by
August 1980, no. 23

Marxists have always been concerned about the relationships of intellectuals to the rest of society, and particularly to change in society. The intellectual, being able to stand aside from immediate social pressures, is able to see the truth of what is happening, and so to correct the false consciousness of those who are involved in the everyday business of production.

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