The Defeat of the Mind (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Defeat of the Mind Sunday, August 9 2009.

• 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.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Defeat of the Mind Thursday, July 30 2009.

• Added a contributor: Alain Finkielkraut: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Defeat of the Mind Thursday, July 16 2009.

• 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.