Intellectuals
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The Myth of Classlessness in Traditional Intellectuals
He wants us not to define intellectuals through intellectual activities. And the function of intellectuals ends up being perhaps paradoxically since he started the sentence by saying all men are intellectuals. He says, when one distinguishes between intellectuals and non-intellectuals, one is really referring to the immediate social function of the professional category of the intellectuals. So even though they don't think they're doing class related work, they are speaking of which he talks about how school helps develop the intellectuals.
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