Paul Nizan's 'The Watchdogs' (Les Chiens de Garde) is a searing and influential philosophical essay first published in 1932. In this seminal work, Nizan launches a powerful critique against the intellectual class of his time, whom he accuses of complacency, detachment, and complicity with the bourgeois order. He challenges the notion of abstract, disengaged philosophy, arguing for an intellectual practice deeply rooted in political and social realities. Nizan's sharp analysis exposes the mechanisms by which intellectuals become 'watchdogs' guarding the status quo, rather than agents of radical change, urging a commitment to revolutionary action and genuine intellectual integrity. This book remains highly relevant for understanding the role and responsibility of intellectuals in society.