Prix Médicis
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Bernard-Henri Lévy
べるなーる＝あんり・れゔぃ
Berunāru-Anri Revi
Aliases:
BHL
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-11-05 （Béni Saf, French Algeria）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, writer, public intellectual, film director
- Active Years
- 1971-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Strasbourg
- Influenced By
- André Malraux, Emmanuel Levinas
- Influenced
- New Philosophers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École normale supérieure | — | Philosophy | — | — | France |
École normale supérieure
Philosophy
Country:
France
Awards & Nominations
Prix Interallié (Interallié Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (1988) Winner
Works
Major Works
Barbarism with a Human Face
1977 Philosophical EssayCritique of Marxism
Anti-MarxismAnti-Totalitarianism
American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
2006 Travelogue-EssayTravels across America following Tocqueville
American SocietyDemocracy
The Genius of Judaism
2016 Religious PhilosophyExplores humanism, ethics, and politics of Judaism
JudaismAntisemitism
Bibliography
- Bangla-Desh, Nationalisme dans la révolution
- La barbarie à visage humain
- Le testament de Dieu
- L'Idéologie française
- American Vertigo
- L'Esprit du Judaisme
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PolemicalJournalisticProvocative
- Recurring Motifs
- Anti-TotalitarianismHumanitarian InterventionJewish Ethics
Legacy
Leader of the New Philosophers, influential French public intellectual known for controversial writings and political activism.
In Popular Culture
- Satirized in Asterix and the White Iris as Libellus Blockbustus
Quotes
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The veil is an invitation to rape
Source: The Jewish Chronicle (2006)
Trivia
- Known as BHL
- From wealthy Sephardic Jewish family
- Influenced French intervention in Libya
- Cited fictional philosopher Jean-Baptiste Botul