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Description
A passionate critique of Enlightenment---both in its contemporary invocation and its historical and cultural use---and a call to arms to rethink human equality and liberty without the sacrifice of individual rights and ethnicities.
First Sentence
In a scene in Jean-Luc Goddard's film Vivre sa vie, Brice Parain, who plays the role of a philosopher, contrasts everyday life with the life of the mind, which he also calls the superior life.
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Authors & Contributors
- Alain Finkielkraut (Author)
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