Download or read book Legislators and Interpreters written by Zygmunt Bauman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity. The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.