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Article: Le Philosophe et la memoire du siecle. Tolerance, liberte et philosophie.(Review)
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- New Criterion
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- January 1, 1999
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Raymond Klibansky Le Philosophe et la memoire du siele. Tolerance, liberte et philosophie. Les belles lettres, 307 pages, 135 FF.
We all know people who have led charmed lives, either by grace of high birth or, perhaps compensating for one's birth, by extraordinary effort. Certainly, luck plays no small role in these cases, for even the most fortuitous beginning requires constant attention.
Raymond Klibansky, born in 1905, is still leading such a life. His recently published autobiography (more accurately, an extended conversation with a former pupil originally prepared for radio broadcast in Canada) is a stunning testimony to how an individual can tap ...