Is the liberal intellectual the emblematic figure of the open society?
Of course, he is the agent of the open society. George Soros is such a type of liberal intellectual. He is an author of brilliant texts which stand out in their pure unpretentiousness. He also has two roles: one of the financier, who speculates at the international markets, and one of the liberal intellectual. These figures cannot coexist in complete harmony and that goes for every person. Therefore, if we want make an accurate statement about someone, we need to enquire about the different parts that he plays and tries to harmonise within himself. Don’t the experts, the political analysts in our case, take the place of the intellectuals? I do not think so. There are political analysts who are intellectuals, and there are those who are not. In general, being an intellectual is just a coefficient. This role does not provide anyone with identity. For example I may say for myself that I have a coefficient, called “intellectual.” However, I have other coefficients which have nothing in com
