History, truth, liberty : selected writings of Raymond Aron / edited by Franciszek Draus ; with a memoir by Edward Shils.

Author: Aron, Raymond, 1905-1983.

Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1985.

Description384 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:PART ONE: MAN AND HISTORY: Three forms of historical intelligibility -- The intelligibility of history in the 20th century -- PART TWO: THE MODERN WORLD AND THE MEANING OF HISTORY: On false historical consciousness -- Fanaticism, prudence, and faith -- PART THREE: THE FAILURE OF MARXISM: Marx's messianism and its misadventures -- Tocqueville and Marx -- PART FOUR: A SOCIOLOGY OF MODERN SOCIETIES: Science and consciousness of society -- Social class, political class, ruling class -- PART FIVE: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: The anarchical order of power -- On the morality of prudence -- On the strategy of peace -- PART SIX: MAX WEBER AND MODERN SOCIAL SCIENCE.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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