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This book has been published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Erasmus Prize and underline the importance of the four
laureates who received the Prize in the jubileum year. Raymon Aron,
Isaiah Berlin, Leszek Kolakowski and Marguerite Y ourcenarcan be
considered four outstanding representatives of the unique European
intellectual tradition that is characterised by its critical sense
and respect for freedom of the individual. It is for this reason
that they have been awarded the Erasmus Prize. The essays included
in this book are devoted to these four personalities, a Frenchman
strongly influenced by the German philosophical tradition, a
Russian who has settled in Oxford, a philosopher banned from his
native Poland, and a Frenchwoman of Belgian origin living in
America. Each has demonstrated in his or her own way that the ideas
on and ideals of European culture and tradition are oflasting
value. Each recognizes that human values can only flourish in a
pluralistic society, a society in which 'Ie juste milieu' must
constantly be sought. The temptation to succumb to monistic,
dogmatic and intolerant tendencies that continue to threaten our
civilisation not only from the outside but also from within, must
be continually resisted. The dignity of man reaches full maturity
first and foremost in a society in which man is the moulder and
maker of himself and freedom of the individual stands central.
This book has been published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Erasmus Prize and underline the importance of the four
laureates who received the Prize in the jubileum year. Raymon Aron,
Isaiah Berlin, Leszek Kolakowski and Marguerite Y ourcenarcan be
considered four outstanding representatives of the unique European
intellectual tradition that is characterised by its critical sense
and respect for freedom of the individual. It is for this reason
that they have been awarded the Erasmus Prize. The essays included
in this book are devoted to these four personalities, a Frenchman
strongly influenced by the German philosophical tradition, a
Russian who has settled in Oxford, a philosopher banned from his
native Poland, and a Frenchwoman of Belgian origin living in
America. Each has demonstrated in his or her own way that the ideas
on and ideals of European culture and tradition are oflasting
value. Each recognizes that human values can only flourish in a
pluralistic society, a society in which 'Ie juste milieu' must
constantly be sought. The temptation to succumb to monistic,
dogmatic and intolerant tendencies that continue to threaten our
civilisation not only from the outside but also from within, must
be continually resisted. The dignity of man reaches full maturity
first and foremost in a society in which man is the moulder and
maker of himself and freedom of the individual stands central.
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