French writer, philosopher, publicist Julien Benda (1867-1956) went down in the history of European culture mainly as the author of the book "Betrayal of Intellectuals" (1927). In the view of J. Bend, the social function of the intellectual is to preserve the eternal spiritual values ​ ​ of mankind and serve as a moral guideline for people, showing them a model of activity that is not subordinate to practical goals. But intellectuals, the author claims, changed their purpose - not because they were involved in the events of history, but because they lost their most important attribute: impartiality.