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Raymond Aron was a French sociologist, political philosopher, journalist, and historian who lived from 1905 to 1983. A defender of liberal democracy during an era of ideological conflict, he examined industrial society, international relations, war, and the political responsibilities of intellectuals. In The Opium of the Intellectuals, published in 1955, he criticized French intellectual support for Marxism and totalitarian political movements.
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Raymond Aron ranks #82 of 245 in the Sociologist ranking, behind Charles Perrow, ahead of Thomas Luckmann.
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