Systems and Debates

A Critical Anthology of
Contemporary Ideas
View from the Right, Volume II: Systems and
Debates is a compendium of the essays of Alain de Benoist, the
founder of the French New Right and one of the most vital and
challenging intellectuals in the contemporary European scene. In
excellent translation with copious footnotes, this collection of
essays covers a startling range of political, religious, and
sociological topics, addressing controversial issues and responding
to a variety of interlocutors with razor-sharp wit and matchless
erudition.
In this second volume of the View from the
Right series, de Benoist brings his penetrating analysis to bear
on democracy and Communism, gender roles and ecology, contemporary
art and warfare, and historical figures as diverse as Georges Sorel,
Arthur de Gobineau, Ernest Renan and Alexis de Tocqueville. Covering
issues from Left to Right and back again, de Benoist tackles
everything from the Catholic Church and the existence of God to
euthanasia and the end of the world. The result is a fascinating and
vivacious tour of impressive gamut, undertaken by one of the keenest,
and bravest, minds of our times.