Raymond Aron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raymond Aron

French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1983

Profession: writer, professor, economist, political scientist, journalist, sociologist, philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (French: [??m?~ a??~]; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, and journalist. 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 the 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 suggests that Opium is "a seminal book of the twentieth century." Aron is also known for his lifelong friendship, sometimes fractious, with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.As a voice of moderation in politics, Aron had many disciples on both the political left and right, but he 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."



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Date of birth/death	18 November 1935	14 January 2018
Location of birth	Copenhagen
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