by John Ralston Saul · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140153736
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«Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West» is John Ralston Saul's essay, published by Penguin in paperback (640 pages, in English).
John Ralston Saul traces the political, economic, social and cultural origins of the West and diagnoses a profound crisis: reason, once liberating, functions as an administrative method without morality. Expert elites, the «bastards of Voltaire», impose conformity and keep citizens in a world of illusions.
Essay on political philosophy and history, originally published in 1993; the edition includes bibliography and index.
Controversial international bestseller; for readers of philosophy, history and critique of power.
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual. Saul is most widely known for his writings on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and critiques of the prevailing economic paradigm. He is a champion of freedom of expression and was the International President of PEN International, an association of writers. Saul is the co-founder and co-chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, a national charity promoting the inclusion of new citizens. He is also the co-founder and co-chair of 6 Degrees, the global forum for inclusion. Saul is also the husband to the former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, making him the Viceregal consort of Canada during most of her service (1999–2005).
