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Raymond Aron

Born

in Paris, France

March 14, 1905

Died

October 17, 1983

Genre

Philosophy

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Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ aʁɔ̃]; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist.
He 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 argues that in post-war France, Marxism was the opium of intellectuals. In the book, Aron chastised French intellectuals for what he described as their harsh criticism of capitalism and democracy and their simultaneous defense of Marxist oppression, atrocities, and intolerance. Critic Roger Kimball[2] suggests that Opium is "a seminal book of the twentieth century." Aron is also known for his lifelong friendship, sometimes f ...more

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	The Opium of the Intellectuals by Raymond Aron, Howard Mansfield (Introduction), Adina Dinițoiu (Goodreads Author) (trad.), Robert McCutcheon (Foreword by) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1955 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	م‍راح‍ل‌ اس‍اس‍ی‌ س‍ی‍ر ان‍دی‍ش‍ه‌ در ج‍ام‍ع‍ه‌ش‍ن‍اس‍ی‌ by Raymond Aron, باقر پرهام (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1967 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, deTocqueville, and the Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848 4.06 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1965 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations by Raymond Aron, Paul Thompson (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 118 ratings — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Democracy and Totalitarianism by Raymond Aron, Valence Ionescu (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1965 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Durkheim, Pareto, Weber by Raymond Aron, Daniel J. Mahoney (Introduction), Brian C. Anderson (Introduction) 4.09 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1965 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Spectateur engagé 4.22 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1981 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs: Fifty Years of Political Reflection by Raymond Aron, George Holoch (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1983 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ensaio Sobre as Liberdades by Raymond Aron, Ruy Belo (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1965 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction à la philosophie politique: Démocratie et révolution- Inédit 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Main Currents in Sociological Thought (2 books)
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“The man who no longer expects miraculous changes either from a revolution or from an economic plan is not obliged to resign himself to the unjustifiable. It is because he likes individual human beings, participates in communities, and respects the truth, that he refuses to surrender his soul to an abstract ideal of humanity, a tyrannical party, and an absurd scholasticism. . . . If tolerance is born of doubt, let us teach everyone to doubt all the models and utopias, to challenge all the prophets of redemption and the heralds of catastrophe.

If they can abolish fanaticism, let us pray for the advent of the sceptics.”
― Raymond Aron, The Opium of the Intellectuals

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“The intellectual ... must try never to forget the arguments of the adversary, or the uncertainty of the future, or the faults of one’s own side, or the underlying fraternity of ordinary men everywhere.”
― Raymond Aron, The Opium of the Intellectuals

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“Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution.”
― Raymond Aron

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