{"title":"Julien Benda","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulien Benda’s works explore the vital role of intellect and morality within society, challenging cultural and political norms through incisive critique. His writing, exemplified by \u003cem\u003eTreason of the Intellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e, reflects a profound engagement with ideas surrounding truth, duty, and the pursuit of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to thoughtful analysis and philosophical inquiry will appreciate Benda's ability to weave ethical considerations with broader cultural debates. These books invite reflection on the responsibilities of thinkers in shaping and defending civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"treason-of-the-intellectuals-by-julien-benda-9781912475315","title":"Treason of the Intellectuals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era when intellectual and artistic life is increasingly being distorted by political dogmatism, Julien Benda's \u003cem\u003eTreason of the Intellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic that speaks with a new and extraordinary urgency. Benda's essay, published by ERIS in a new translation by David Broder, offers an incisive account of interwar Europe that ranges from the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel to the activities of Charles Maurras and Benito Mussolini. It also serves, however, as a remarkably timely warning against the seduction of modern intellectuals by tribal loyalties and antipathies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than detaching themselves from communal ties as their forebears had done, Benda argues that twentieth-century European intellectuals willingly subordinated the disinterested pursuit of truth to the servicing of group interests (particularly the interests of their own nations and social classes). Partisan agendas had a corrosive effect not only on moral and political philosophy, but also on the writing of history and fiction. With its penetrating analyses of nationalism and of the tensions between group identity and intellectual freedom, \u003cem\u003eTreason of the Intellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e is as necessary a book in the twenty-first century as it was in the twentieth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933357719788,"sku":"9781912475315","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781912475315-treason-of-the-intellectuals.jpg?v=1783868436"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/julien-benda.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}