THE INTELLECTUAL IN REVOLUTION (Intelektualista (w) rewolucji)

• Authors: Cwikla Pawel
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author tries to examine the social role of an intellectual in days of revolution. The author focuses on the meaning of an idea - an abstraction, which begins to have an impact on reality, transforming itself into ideology and creating ideologists. The problem is illustrated by biography of Camille Desmoulins, one of the main figures of French Revolution. The author also pays attention to possibility of using elements of sociological theory in order to interpret the revolutionary intellectual's motivations and aims. Florian Znaniecki's categories as put forth in 'Spoleczne role uczonych' as well as Alexis de Tocqueville's reflections regarding relationships between politics and ideologically engaged literature and journalism are also employed.

Keywords

EN

DESMOULINS CAMILLE; IDEOLOGY; INTELLECTUALS; REVOLUTION; SOCIAL ORDER; SOCIAL ROLE

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 2(193)
• Pages: 55-76
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Cwikla Pawel

• Pawel Cwikla, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Instytut Socjologii, ul. Bankowa 11, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06612