The Companion to Raymond Aron / Recovering Political Philosophy (PDF)

Pierre Manent, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France
Nicolas Baverez, ENA, France
Jean-Vincent Holeindre, Université Panthéon-Assas - Paris II, France
Matthias Oppermann, University of Potsdam, Germany
Carlos Gaspar, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Bryan-Paul Frost, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Joël Mouric, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France
Perrine Simon-Nahum, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France
Giulio De Ligio, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France
Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College, USA
Serge Audier, Université Paris-Sorbonne - Paris IV, France
Serge Paugam, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France
Iain Stewart, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Pierre Hassner, Centre d'études et de recherches internationales, France
Scott Nelson, University of Vienna, Austria
Diogo Pires Aurélio, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Miguel Morgado, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Aurelian Craiutu, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Sylvie Mesure, Université Paris-Sorbonne - Paris IV, France
Christian Bachelier, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France

'This superb collection the first of its kind will guarantee that the name of Raymond Aron will always be remembered when thoughtful people speak of liberalism." - Steven B. Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science, Yale University, USA

"Raymond Aron was one of the twentieth century's greatest political thinkers, a defender of prudence and moderation in an age of extremes. Yet the remarkable range of his work covering the philosophy of history, ideological critique, international relations, political economy, and much more can be daunting to new readers. This book provides a perfect gateway, with luminous essays covering every part of the Aronion oeuvre. It also stands on its own as an important contribution to understanding our time." - Brian C. Anderson, Editor of City Journal and author of Raymond Aron (2007) and other books.

"Not a mere collection of essays but a comprehensive study of Raymond Aron, designed to cover all aspects and done by many able hands. In their fashioning Aron proves to be both philosopher and the sort of observer who takes the risk of advising. In doing so Aron made himself the enemy of the French intellectual who was neither." - Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA and Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, USA

"Raymond Aron was always right, and all the better known thinkers of his time such as Heidegger and Sartre were often spectacularly and destructively wrong. Aron's singular gift was an astute kind of moderation that always served liberalism against the misanthropic ideological alternatives. The labor of love that is volume is the best single source for absorbing and assessing his admirably prudent and often courageous thought." - Peter Augustine Lawler, Dana Professor of Political Science, Berry College, USA