In the late 1960s, he also spent two years in Paris, where he was exposed to French intellectual life (and particularly the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss) and the student protests of May 1968.
I de sene 60'ere opholdt han sig to år i Paris, hvor han blev introduceret til det franske intellektuelle liv (særligt Claude Lévi-Strauss' arbejde) og studenterprotesterne i maj 1968.