The magazine called him "a public intellectual of our time."

Why, the question runs, are there no more public intellectuals?

He sees himself as an independent scholar and a public intellectual.

This is another example of what public intellectuals should do.

And his role as a public intellectual has been demonstrated in other ways.

In recent years, Hall assumed the role of public intellectual.

In theory, the public intellectual could address any subject, even - imagine!

She is not only a novelist but also a public intellectual.

We don't really have public intellectuals in this country anymore.

She is one of 19 students in the program working to become the nation's first licensed public intellectuals.