The Responsibility of Intellectuals

Summary

The Responsibility of Intellectuals is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Responsibility of Intellectuals authored Noam Chomsky^[3].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's genre is essay^[5].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's country of origin is recorded as United States^[7].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals was released on February 23, 1967^[8].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's has edition or translation is recorded as The Responsibility of Intellectuals^[9].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's main subject is opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War^[10].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's published in is recorded as The New York Review of Books^[11].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Responsibility of Intellectuals'}^[12].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Twenty-years ago, Dwight Macdonald published a series of articles in Politics on the responsibility of peoples and, specifically, the responsibility of intellectuals. I read them as an undergraduate, in the years just after the war, and had occasion to read them again a few months ago. They seem to me to have lost none of their power or persuasiveness.'}^[13].
• The Responsibility of Intellectuals's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The question, “What have I done?” is one that we may well ask ourselves, as we read each day of fresh atrocities in Vietnam—as we create, or mouth, or tolerate the deceptions that will be used to justify the next defense of freedom.'}^[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Responsibility of Intellectuals authored Noam Chomsky^[3].

Publication

The Responsibility of Intellectuals was published on February 23, 1967^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[6]. Its genre is essay^[5].

Subject and Themes

The Responsibility of Intellectuals's main subject is opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War^[10].

Why It Matters

The Responsibility of Intellectuals has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]