Raymond Claude Ferdinand
Aron
Male
France
1905-03-14
Paris, France
1983-10-17
Paris, France
From Wikipedia: Raymond Aron - Wikipedia
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France’s most prominent thinkers of the twentieth century. Aron is best known for his 1955 book “The Opium of the Intellectuals”, the title of which inverts Karl Marx’s claim that religion was the opium of the people.
Aron argued that Marxism was the opium of the intellectuals in post-war France. In the book, Aron chastised French intellectuals for what he described as their harsh criticism of capitalism and democracy and their simultaneous defence of the actions of the communist governments of the East. Critic Roger Kimball suggests that “Opium” was “a seminal book of the twentieth century”.
Aron was also known for his lifelong friendship, sometimes fractious, with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The saying, “Better be wrong with Sartre than right with Aron” became popular among French intellectuals. Considered by many as a voice of moderation in politics, Aron had many disciples on both the political left and right. He once remarked that he personally was “more of a left-wing Aronian than a right-wing one”.
Aron wrote extensively on a wide range of other topics. Citing the breadth and quality of Aron’s writings, historian James R. Garland suggests, “Though he may be little known in America, Raymond Aron arguably stood as the preeminent example of French intellectualism for much of the twentieth century.
1922 - 1926
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Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron 1 *
J. Perier
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Round 2
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron 1 *
Roger Danet
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Round 3
Édouard Borotra 1 *
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron
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Round 1
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron 1 *
Jacques Bonte
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Round 2
René Meunier 1 *
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron
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G. Brossy 1 *
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