Survival of Culture: Alain Finkielkraut‪.‬

ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT teaches philosophy at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He has published a dozen books, all translated into English, among them, Defeat of the Mind (1995). This excerpt is translated from his latest book, L'Ingratitude: Conversation sur notre temps, published by Quebec Amerique in Quebec and Gallimard in Europe ANTOINE ROBITAILLE is a journalist for Le Devoir and a member of the editorial board of the review Argument.