Raymond Aron
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Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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| Raymond Aron canonical | 27 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raymond Aron Context triple: [Alexis de Tocqueville, influenced, Raymond Aron]
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Alfred Sauvy
Alfred Sauvy was a French demographer, sociologist, and economist best known for introducing the term "Third World" to describe countries not aligned with either the Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War.
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B.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
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E.
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt was a German-born political theorist best known for her analyses of totalitarianism, authority, and the nature of evil in works such as "The Origins of Totalitarianism" and "Eichmann in Jerusalem."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raymond Aron Target entity description: Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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A.
Alfred Sauvy
Alfred Sauvy was a French demographer, sociologist, and economist best known for introducing the term "Third World" to describe countries not aligned with either the Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War.
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B.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
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E.
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt was a German-born political theorist best known for her analyses of totalitarianism, authority, and the nature of evil in works such as "The Origins of Totalitarianism" and "Eichmann in Jerusalem."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political commentator ⓘ political scientist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | agrégation in philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur
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linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-03-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-10-17 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Peace and War develops a realist, historical approach to international relations
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The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals ⓘ
linked to:
The Opium of the Intellectuals
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| educatedAt |
University of Paris
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linked to:
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
École Normale Supérieure ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale (Paris)
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| employer |
Collège de France
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Le Figaro ⓘ L’Express ⓘ University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
University of Toulouse ⓘ École Pratique des Hautes Études ⓘ
linked to:
École pratique des hautes études
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| ethnicGroup | French Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Aron ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international relations theory
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ sociology of industrial society ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical essay
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political essay ⓘ sociological analysis ⓘ |
| givenName | Raymond ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Brigitte Aron
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Dominique Schnapper ⓘ Laurence Aron ⓘ |
| ideology |
Atlanticism
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anti-communism ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
François Furet
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Jean-Claude Casanova ⓘ Pierre Manent ⓘ international relations realism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexis de Tocqueville
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Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences morales et politiques
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
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| movement |
anti-totalitarianism
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liberal conservatism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of Marxism
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critique of ideological thinking ⓘ liberal critique of totalitarianism ⓘ pluralistic industrial society ⓘ realist theory of international relations ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Alain Besançon
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Jean-Claude Casanova ⓘ Pierre Manent ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In Defense of Decadent Europe
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Introduction to the Philosophy of History ⓘ Main Currents in Sociological Thought ⓘ Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations ⓘ The Industrial Society ⓘ The Opium of the Intellectuals ⓘ |
| participatedIn | French Resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
columnist
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professor of political sociology ⓘ professor of sociology ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Suzanne Gauchon ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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