Bertrand Russell convened a tribunal on American war crimes in the nation of Vietnam in 1966. Jean-P

Bertrand Russell convened a tribunal on American war crimes in the nation of Vietnam in 1966. Jean-Paul Sartre got so interested in the idea that he ended up serving as a sort of master of ceremonies. I don't think we really have philosophers today who would capture much of the public imagination if they were to convene such an unofficial inquiry into something today. And that's really too bad.

I finished listening to a biography of Sartre recently. To him, activism and philosophy were one and the same. I don't know that I had reallly thought of them that way before, but I suppose it makes sense.

To do: look into whether anyone has done a book or at least major article looking back on this. If not, consider the feasibility of doing so.