They (The French) think, therefore they are... ...

"They think, therefore they are: ...France is arguably the world’s most self-consciously intellectual country. Public thinkers are cherished like national treasures, given airtime on television and column inches in Le Monde. Their counsel is even heeded. Bernard-Henri Lévy, a contemporary philosopher with an outsized reputation..."

Please click at the following link to read the full review of the book How the French Think: An Affectionate Portrait of an Intellectual People. By Sudhir Hazareesingh. Allen Lane; 427 pages; £20. To be published in America by Basic Books in September.-http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21654003-why-life-mind-so-important-france-they-think-therefore-they-are