The Responsibility of Intellectuals
The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Noam Chomsky

Chomsky hævder, at intellektuelle i kraft af deres viden og indsigt har et specielt ansvar for at medvirke til, at offentligheden får alle informationer i hænde i enhver sag. Videnskaben, som er repræsenteret i gruppen af intellektuelle, tilskrives hermed et specielt ansvar. Artiklen drejer sig specielt om ansvar i forbindelse med internationale konflikter og skal ses i sammenhæng med den tid, hvor den er skrevet (1967). Men temaet om de intellektuelles ansvar er mere generelt.

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“Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions. In the Western world, at least, they have the power that comes from political liberty, from access to information and freedom of expression. For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us. The responsibilities of intellectuals, then, are much deeper than what Macdonald calls the "responsibility of people," given the unique privileges that intellectuals enjoy.“


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