Raymond Aron - The Recovery of the Political

This concise and penetrating analysis introduces students to the life and thought of one of the giants of twentieth-century French intellectual life. Portraying Raymond Aron as a great defender of reason, moderation, and political sobriety in an era dominated by ideological fervor and philosophical fashion, Brian Anderson demonstrates the centrality of political reason to Aron's philosophy of history, his critique of ideological thinking, his meditations on the perennial problems of peace and war, and the nature of conservative liberalism.

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By Brian C. Anderson

Summary

This book introduces students to the life and thought of one of the giants of 20th-century French intellectual life, and demonstrates the centrality of political reason to Aron's philosophy of history and ideological thinking.

Product details

• Authors: Brian C Anderson, Brian C. Anderson
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780847687572
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8757-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers; 20th Century Political Thinker; 20th Century Political Thinkers; 20th Century Political Thinker
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education