Anthem Companion to Raymond Aron

Joachim Stark is a sociologist, political scientist and art historian. He has published books and numerous articles in scientific journals on Raymond Aron.Christopher Adair-Toteff is a philosopher and social theorist. His recent book includes Raymond Aron’s Philosophy of Political Responsibility (2019).

• Acknowledgements; Introduction: Retracing Aron’s Routes to Sociology, Joachim Stark; Chapter One The Subject, Pluralism and Équité : Raymond Aron and Sociology, Joachim Stark; Chapter Two Aron, Weber and Nationalism, Christopher Adair-Toteff; Chapter Three Equivocal and Inexhaustible: Aron, Marx and Marxism, Scott B. Nelson; Chapter Four The Opium of the Intellectuals, Leslie Marsh and Nathan Cockram; Chapter Five A New Era in the Human Adventure: Industrial Society and Economic Growth, Scott B. Nelson and Joachim Stark; Chapter Six Raymond Aron: La lutte de classes, Alessandro Campi; Chapter Seven Political Philosophy Meets Political Sociology: Raymond Aron on Democracy and Totalitarianism, Daniel J. Mahoney; Chapter Eight The Contradictions of Prometheus: Wisdom and Action after the Disillusionment of Progress, Giulio De Ligio; Chapter Nine The International Problem and the Question of the Best Political Regime, Frédéric Cohen; Chapter Ten War and Irrationality: Aron and Pareto, Alan Sica; Conclusion: Aron on Liberty, Christopher Adair-Toteff; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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