André Glucksmann

Philosopher. He is considered a member of the French New Philosophers who supported the 1960’s protest movement and opposed the communist regimes in Eastern Europe. Author of The Master Thinkers (Les Maîtres Penseurs, 1977) and Dostoevsky in Manhattan (Dostoïevski á Manhattan, 2002) His most recent book, A Child’s Rage (Une Rage d´Enfant), was published in 2006. Throughout recent crises he has consistently been an outspoken advocate of the “devoir d’ingérence” or the “duty to interfere”. He is presently part of the Cercle de l‘Oratoire think tank, which was created shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.