specific intellectual

is an intellectual who takes as their task to isolate the systems of thought that, appear self-evident.

It has seemed to me that the work of an intellectual-- what I call a 'specific intellectual'-- is to try and isolate in their power of constraint, but also in the contingency of their historical formation, the systems of thought that have become familiar to us, that appear self-evident and are integral with our perceptions, or attitudes, our behaviors. One would then need to collaborate with practitioners-- not only to modify the institutions and practices but to reshape the forms of thought. (Foucault: what is called punishing' in Power: 385)

is the pragmatic technician seeking to find scientific and practical solutions to public problems in times of crisis: Hence they qualify as intellectuals.

Borrowed from Foucault, it refers to 'pragmatic technicians seeking to find scientific and practical solutions to public problems in times of crisis: hence they qualify as intellectuals. They might be called specific intellectuals: or, if one defines technocrats as those who direct the technicians, then these men are the forerunners of the techncratic society which emerged in France after the Second World War.' (Rabinow French Modern 16) . . . 'It has seemed to me that the work of an intellectual-- what I call a 'specific intellectual'-- is to try and isolate in their power of constraint, but also in the contingency of their historical formation, the systems of thought that have become familiar to us, that appear self-evident and are integral with our perceptions, oru attitudes, our behaviors. One would then need to collaborate with practitioners-- not only to modify the institutions and practices but to reshape the forms of thought. (Foucault: what is called punishing' in Power: 385)

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specific intellectual