9. Fighting for the Public Sphere: Democratic Intellectuals under Postcommunism

Abstract

“Wherever knowing and doing have parted company, the space of freedom is lost.”Hannah Arendt, On Revolution“I am convinced that the contemporary world, beset by so many threats to civilization and seemingly incapable of confronting these dangers, demands that people who understand something about this world and what to do about it have a much greater influence on politics. I was convinced of this even as an independent writer, and my participation in politics has only served to confirm it.”Va..