André Glucksmann

One of the most renowned contemporary European philosophers, Andre Glucksmann was born on June 19, 1937, in the outskirts of Paris to Jewish parents of Austrian descent who participated in the resistance against the Nazis, a fact that led to his father's death in 1940. He studied philosophy and collaborated with Raymond Aron at the National Center for Scientific Research in France. Among the seventeen books he authored, notable works include "Treatise on War" (1967), a study on Clausewitz, his essay on the State, Marxism, and concentration camps titled "The Cook and the Cannibal" (1974), "The Masters of Thought" (1977), a study on Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche, "The End of Communism Means the Return to History" (1989), in collaboration with Václav Havel, and "The Crack in the World" (1994), a philosophical approach to the scourge of AIDS. In recent years, Andre Glucksmann's interest focused on the gradual decline and fall of communism. He repeatedly collaborated with Bernard Kouchner (founder of "Doctors Without Borders" and former French Minister of Health who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize), joining forces to influence public opinion during international crises, such as the Yugoslav War and the Chechen massacres, which represent the "black hole" of our morality. He passed away on November 9, 2015, in Paris.