French Literature Reviews - 2026

B. Baczko, La responsabilité morale de l'historien (ed. by M. Porret)
History, Politics and Society

La responsabilité morale de l'historien

by Bronislaw Baczko

Edited by Michel Porret

Series: Offprints (Tirés à part)

Éditions de la Sorbonne

ISBN-13 978-2-85944-957-5, 48 p.

Paperback - €3.00

An offprint is an excerpt from a journal or a bound work issued separately as a small booklet. While usually intended to promote a recently published article, the offprint has its traditional use and function subverted by this series, which invites readers to (re)discover a text.

Replacing the author's traditional introductory note, Michel Porret briefly presents his reading of "La responsabilité morale de l'historien" by Bronislaw Baczko.

The question of a scholar's ethical duty has long been a central concern within historiography and the philosophy of history. Throughout the twentieth century, thinkers increasingly examined how those who write about the past navigate political pressures, collective memory, and the pursuit of objective truth. Bronislaw Baczko's essay, La responsabilité morale de l'historien, is published here in the form of a small booklet.

In academic publishing, the offprint historically served as a tool for sharing individual articles or chapters. By issuing these excerpts as standalone booklets, this series subverts the traditional function of the offprint to invite readers to rediscover the text. In this edition, Michel Porret's introductory reading replaces the author's traditional introductory note. Readers interested in historiography and the ethics of research may find this volume relevant.