Marcel Gauchet

Marcel Gauchet (; born 1946) is a French historian, philosopher, and sociologist. He is professor emeritus of the Centre de recherches politiques Raymond Aron at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and former head of the periodical ''Le Débat''. Gauchet is one of France's most prominent contemporary intellectuals. He has written widely on such issues as the political consequences of modern individualism, the relation between religion and democracy, and the dilemmas of globalisation.

Two of Gauchet's books have been translated into English, including ''The Disenchantment of the World: A Political History of Religion''. Gauchet was awarded the Prix européen de l'essai, fondation Charles Veillon in 2018. Provided by Wikipedia