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Iconic French Philosopher Falls for Literary Hoax

NICE, France (Feb. 9) – France's most famous celebrity philosopher, the flashy Bernard-Henri Lévy, likes to be at the center of intellectual discourse in Paris, where he can count on at least some people greeting his every pensée with fawning admiration. But this week Lévy, known throughout France simply as BHL, is...

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The Carnival of Catastrophism and Its Critics

Declinism and catastrophe are in the air, like this early spring's hay fever.

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Inside Obama's War Room

On the afternoon of monday, March 14th, the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lvy stood nervously in the lounge of Le Bourget Airport on the outskirts of Paris, waiting for a private jet carrying a lone Libyan rebel to land.

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Bishop Pierre Whalon: Is Capitalism Moral? Wrong Question...

Andr Comte-Sponville is a popular French philosopher.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Debunks Ben Stein's Defense Of Strauss-Kahn

On Thursday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart continued his coverage of one of many sex scandals in the news this week, Dominique Strauss-Kahn allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel maid .

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Asher Smith: Why Can Bernard-Henri Levy Excuse Rape And Still Be Taken Seriously?

There is no advanced script for how to react to the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Shock is reasonable.

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04/22/12 French Philosopher to Speak at Emory Source: Virginia Highland-Druid Hills Patch - Virginia Highland-Druid Hills GA A world-renowned French philosopher will give a free talk at Emory University in late April.
09/03/11 French philosopher finds Indian audience Source: Sify New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) French philosopher, writer, filmmaker and illusionist Yann Kerninon has found a new segment of readers: young urban Indians with a philosophical streak.

Background on French philosopher

French philosophy, here taken to mean philosophy in the French language, has been extremely diverse and has influenced Western philosophy as a whole for centuries, from the medieval scholasticism of Peter Abelard, through the founding of modern philosophy by René Descartes, to 20th century existentialism and post-structuralism.

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