Voltaire's Bastards Paperback by John Ralston Saul

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2014-08-19)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 792 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143192114
• Item Weight: 680.4 grams
• Dimensions: 7.75 x 5.25 x 2.25 cm

In this provocative analysis of modern society, John Ralston Saul shows that throughout the West there is a crisis, due largely to our blind faith in reason. Instead of a basis for ethical behavior, reason is often reduced to mere practicality. If we continue to allow process-minded experts, “Voltaire’s bastards,” to run society, we risk the breakdown of our legal, financial, and cultural systems, thus endangering our societies. 

About the Author

JOHN RALSTON SAUL is Canada's leading public intellectual. Declared a "prophet" by Time magazine, Saul has received many awards and prizes, including Chile's Pablo Neruda Medal. He is president of PEN International, an organization dedicated to freedom of expression. His many works have been translated into twenty-five languages in thirty-six countries.