Julien Benda
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Julien Benda was a French philosopher and novelist best known for his 1927 essay "La Trahison des clercs" ("The Treason of the Intellectuals"), which criticized intellectuals for abandoning universal values in favor of political passions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Julien Benda canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| author | Julien Benda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-12-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-06-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
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École Centrale Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Treason of the Intellectuals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| genre |
novel
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| influenced |
Edward Said
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George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baruch Spinoza
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-romanticism
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classical liberalism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of intellectuals’ political engagement
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defense of universal values ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Belphégor
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La Trahison des clercs NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Rapport d’Uriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Cimetière du Montparnasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fontenay-aux-Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | contributor to Nouvelle Revue Française ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| religion | secular Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocus |
ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ role of intellectuals ⓘ |
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