June 24, 2005

In 'The Intellectual,' Echoes of Machiavelli

By PETER MONAGHAN

VERBATIM

Steve Fuller, a professor of sociology, University of Warwick

In "The Intellectual" (Icon Books), Mr. Fuller sets out to provide public intellectuals with the sort of advice that Niccolò Machiavelli gave to the aspiring potentate in his 1513 classic, The Prince. Fuller's book offers tools to help intellectuals articulate issues and viewpoints that otherwise escape public attention.

Q. In echoing Machiavelli, are you suggesting there is something nefarious

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