Alain Finkielkraut ( born 30 June 1949) is a French philosopher and public intellectual. He has written books and essays on a wide range of topics, many on the ideas of tradition and identitary nonviolence, including Jewish identity and antisemitism, French colonialism, the mission of the French education system in immigrant assimilation, and the Yugoslav Wars. He often appears on French television.
He joined the Department of French Literature in the University of California, Berkeley as an assistant professor in 1976, and from 1989 to 2014 he was professor of History of Ideas in the École Polytechnique department of humanities and social sciences. He was elected member of the Académie française (Seat 21) on 10 April 2014.As a thinker, Finkielkraut defines himself as being "at the same time classical and romantic". Finkielkraut deplores what he sees as the deterioration of Western tradition through multiculturalism and relativism.
In 2010, he was involved in founding JCall, a left-wing advocacy group based in Europe to lobby the European Parliament on foreign policy issues concerning the Middle East and Israel in particular.
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Some of their strengths
Alain Finkielkraut has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intuitive, Energetic, Passionate, Intelligent, Independent, Adventurous, and Ambitious.
Intuitive and Imaginative
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Alain Finkielkraut is someone who is a highly intuitive, creative and imaginative person who is very loyal, caring and compassionate to others. A person who seems to identify with family, heritage and ancestry.
Charming and Sophisticated
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Alain Finkielkraut well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Alain Finkielkraut as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Perceptive and Visionary
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Alain Finkielkraut is someone who has a natural awareness about what is going on in the surrounding environment and the world at large, and a refined vision of how to navigate it.
They are also someone who is intuitive, imaginative, and an agent of change, and who is always dreaming of life's great possibilities and partnering with people to try to achieve those possibilities.
Traditional and Patient
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Alain Finkielkraut tends to be someone who is a patient person that is very emotional, has a very sharp memory, has an ability to understand people, and who tends to be traditional and frugal.
Some of Alain Finkielkraut's challenges
While Alain Finkielkraut has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Alain Finkielkraut can be Impulsive, Emotional, Aggressive, Standoffish, Arrogant, Status-seeking, and Short-tempered.
Emotional and Standoffish
One of Alain Finkielkraut's key challenges is that they are someone who can be emotional and standoffish.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Alain Finkielkraut is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Sensitive and Money-oriented
Finally, Alain Finkielkraut also can have mood swings, be overly sensititive, and be a bit rigid and materialistic.
