Raymond Aron on Tyrannical and Aimless History

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Raymond Aron on Tyrannical and Aimless History Thursday 14 March 2024 is the 119th anniversary of the birth of Raymond Aron (14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983), who was born in Paris on this date in 1905. Aron, like Georg Simmel and Robert M. MacIver, was a sociologist who was throughout his life also concerned with the problems of history and of philosophy of history, while also making forays into political philosophy at the intersection of sociology and philosophy. Aron’s conception of history is the antithesis of that of many philosophers who seek wholeness and unity in history, and claim to find it; for Aron, history is aimless, fragmentary, and pluralistic. Quora: Discord: Links: Newsletter: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #Aron #objectivity #pluralism