Intelligentsia

Intelligentsia , of the Polish intelligentja ”, is a Social class committed in a complex work of creation and dissemination of the Culture, accompanied by the artists and the teachers.

Origin of the term

In its initial significance, intelligentsia corresponds a certain class of intellectuals in Poland and Russia to the 19th century.

The term was popularized by the Polish philosopher Karol Libelt after the publication of its book O miłości ojczyzny in 1844. It defines l'" inteligencja" as the good educated which holds the knowledge such as the professors, the clergy, the engineers, and those which of their lights guide towards the reason .

Intelligentsia today

Intelligentsia corresponds to the intellectual elite of the Nation recognized and close to the capacity. It directs the scientific field and often has an important media relay.

Quotation

“the thoughts of the dominant class are also, at all the times, the dominant thoughts. ” Karl Marx, the German Ideology ,

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