French sociologist, philosopher and journalist born in Paris, who was noted above all for his critical stance on political orthodoxies, notably Soviet communism. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, he has taught at the Sorbonne, the University of Toulouse and the École Nationale d'Administration.
During World War II, he served in the air force and later joined the Free France movement, led in exile by General De Gaulle. He was then editor of La France Libre, edited in London. Back home France became professor at the École Nationale d'Administration, and was professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1955-1968). His best-known books were Introduction à la philosophie de l'histoire (1938), L'Opium des intellectuels (1955) and Israël et les juifs (1968). He was also a columnist for Le Figaro (1947-1977) and L'Express magazine (1977-1983) and died in Paris.
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