202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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Julien Benda's classic study of 1920s Europe resonates today. The "treason of the intellectuals" is a phrase that evokes much but is inherently ambiguous. The book bearing this title is well known but little understood. This edition is introduced by Roger Kimball.
From the time of the pre-Socratics, intellectuals were a breed apart. They were non-materialistic knowledge-seekers who believed in... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition
Translator’s Note
Author’s Foreword
1 The Modern Perfecting of Political Passions
2 Significance of this Movement—Nature of Political Passions
3 The “Clerks”—The Great Betrayal
4 Summary—Predictions
Notes
Biography
Julien Benda, Roger Kimball
