PARIS (JTA) — As a French celebrity philosopher, Alain Finkielkraut belongs to a tiny group of VIPs who get to lead normal, paparazzi-free lives despite having film star-like recognizability here. Unlike most countries, France makes celebrities out of intellectual heroes. They’re revered, quoted and featured regularly on primetime television… Read more »
A famed French-Jewish philosopher is afraid to leave his home
Pessimistic questions have become a trademark of Alain Finkielkraut's writing. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
