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Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky
1988·385 pages
Biographical case studies of influential intellectuals from Rousseau and Marx to Sartre and Chomsky, examining their ideas and contradictions.
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Biographical case studies of influential intellectuals from Rousseau and Marx to Sartre and Chomsky, examining their ideas and contradictions.
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A fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Kenneth Tynan, and Noam Chomsky, among others, are revealed as intellectuals both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous.
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Recurring mentions of multiple mistresses, affairs, and exploitative relationships.
Violence & gore
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References to intellectuals promoting violence and inciting murder or genocide.
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Substance use
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Mentions of alcoholism and drug addiction among several subjects.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Critiques of intellectuals ridiculing Church teachings and exploring personal spirituality.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central examination of political ideas, ideologies, and their real-world effects.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Accounts of exploitation, cruelty, and suffering inflicted on others.
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