The Great Betrayal (La Trahison des Clercs) by Benda, Julien - 1928

London Uk: George Routledge & Son, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Book/No Jacket. Ix, 188 Pp. Black Cloth Spine, Lettered In Gilt, Red Boards. First Printing [London 1928]. Near Fine, Especially Well Preserved. A Major And Pessimistic Criticism Of Intellectuals Aka Leaders In Every Serious Field, Particularly The Previous Fifty Years. A "Printing And The Mind Of Man" Title, #419, Remarkable Not Just For Its Intelligent And Articulate Criticism Of Their Moral Failings In What They Did Or Failed To Do, But Because It May Also Be Taken As An Indictment Of The Entire Intellectual Establishment And The Classes Which Populate It. It Demonstrates Not Just Their Particularized Faults And Deficiencies As Intellectuals, But Also Their Lack Of Leadership In Public Discussion Of What Is Important For Society. He Shows The Lack Of Capability And Moral Fiber Of Intellectuals For The Task They Have Implicitly Chosen For Themselves, That Is, To Articulate What Are The Basic… Read More