The Companion to Raymond Aron

This edited collection brings to light the rare virtues and uncommon merits of Raymond Aron, the main figure of French twentieth-century liberalism. The Companion to Raymond Aron is an essential supplement to Aron's autobiography Mémoires (1984) and main

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RECOVERING POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES EDITORS: THOMAS L. PANGLE AND TIMOTHY BURNS PUBLISHED BY PALGRAVE MACMILLAN:

Lucretius as Theorist of Political Life By John Colman Shakespeare’s Political Wisdom By Timothy Burns Political Philosophy Cross-Examined: Perennial Challenges to the Philosophic Life Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy By David Levy Xenophon the Socratic Prince:The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus By Eric Buzzetti Reorientation: Leo Strauss in the 1930s Edited by Martin D.Yaffe and Richard S. Ruderman Sexuality and Globalization: An Introduction to a Phenomenology of Sexualities By Laurent Bibard and translated by Christopher Edwards Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson By Lee Ward Prudential Public Leadership: Promoting Ethics in Public Policy and Administration By John Uhr The Companion to Raymond Aron Edited by José Colen and Elisabeth Dutartre-Michaut

THE COMPANION TO RAYMOND ARON

Edited by

José Colen and Elisabeth Dutartre-Michaut

THE COMPANION TO RAYMOND ARON

Copyright © José Colen and Elisabeth Dutartre-Michaut, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-52242-9 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-57463-6 ISBN 978-1-137-52243-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-52243-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The companion to Raymond Aron / edited by Jose Colen and Elisabeth Dutartre-Michaut. pages cm.—(Recovering political philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Aron, Raymond, 1905–1983. 2. Political science— Philosophy—History—20th century. 3. International relations— Philosophy. 4. Liberalism—France—History—20th century. 5. France—Intellectual life—20th century. I. Colen, José, editor of compilation. II. Dutartre-Michaut, Élisabeth, editor of compilation. JC261.A7.C66 2015 320.51092—dc23

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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: September 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

CONTENTS

Foreword Pierre Manent

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Series Editors’ Preface

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Introduction Elisabeth Dutartre-Michaut and José Colen

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Life and Works: Raymond Aron, Philosopher and Freedom Fighter Nicolas Baverez

Part I International Relations: “History Is on the Move” José Colen and Bryan-Paul Frost 2.

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