What popular saying included Aron and Sartre's names?
"Better be wrong with Sartre than right with Aron"
"Better a philosopher like Aron than a Sartre"
"Sartre and Aron, minds of a generation"
"Aron's words, Sartre's thoughts"
Answer
The proverb "Better to be wrong with Sartre than right with Aron" emphasizes the value of intellectual independence and critical thinking over blind conformity. It suggests that it is preferable to hold an unpopular or incorrect opinion based on one's own reasoning and analysis, as exemplified by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, rather than blindly accepting the dominant or conventional viewpoint, as represented by the sociologist Raymond Aron.
Exploring the Intellectual Legacy: The Raymond Aron Quiz
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Aron wrote extensively on a wide range of topics, excluding which of these?
Who said "Though he may be little known in America, Raymond Aron arguably stood as the preeminent example of French intellectualism for much of the twentieth century."?
What did Aron argue that Marxism was for the intellectuals in post-war France?
Aron had many disciples on both the political left and right, but remarked that he personally was what?
While living, was Aron more popular among the intellectuals of France or Germany?
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