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The philosophical and religious dimension of humanitarian action - Reflections on two philosophical essays: Luc Ferry, L'Homme-Dieu ou le sens de la vie, an essay, Éditions Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1996, 250 pp. - Alain Finkielkraut, L'Humanité perdue, Essai sur le XXe siècle, Éditions du Seuil, Paris, 1996, 174pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Jacques Meurant
Jacques Meurant*
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Former Editor of the International Review of the Red Cross
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 37 , Issue 317 , April 1997 , pp. 221 - 231
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* All quotations are ICRC translations.

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