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RRAYMOND ARON WAS THE OUTSTANDING Western intellectual of the postwar period. Unique among French political and philosophical luminaries, Aron never suspended his critical judgment nor permitted himself the psychological luxury of full, passionate participation in the mass movements of our time. For his pains, he was excluded from the salons of the stylish Parisian intelligentsia, was rarely accorded the respect and attention that his prodigious output and moral and intellectual rigor merited, and for the most part only received his just rewards abroad. It was only at the end of his life that Aron became fashionable in France, and for the past several years French literati have attempted to discover how it was that this great prophet found so little honor in his own land. To have maintained a sense of balance and true independence of spirit during the course of the twentieth century would be a remarkable achievement in any country, but it is all the more impressive for a Frenchman, since the French fancy themselves the great creators of intellectual fashion and philosophical standards. Those who place themselves outside the conventional wisdom in France are regarded not only as int

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Author

Raymond Aron

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138530317

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, History