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Takes us to the unchartered frontiers of the forbidden. From initiation ceremonies to crises of hysteria, from suicide attempts to the ecstasies of witches, the author explores in simple but scholarly terms the responses that civilizations have [...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
“Masculine, Feminine, Neuter,” consists of Barthes’s writing on literature, covering his peers and influences, writers in French and other languages, contemporary and historical writers, and world literature. This volume comprises Barthes critic[...]texte imprimé
Jean Baudrillard is one of the most revered philosophers of the past century, and his work has helped define how we think about the postmodern. In this fascinating book of interviews conducted with Francois L'Yvonnet, Baudrillard explores his li[...]texte imprimé
"Everything starts out from impossible exchange. The uncertainty of the world lies in the fact that it has no equivalent anywhere; it cannot be exchanged for anything. The uncertainty of thought lies in the fact that it cannot be exchanged eithe[...]texte imprimé
Prolific essayist, translator, and critic Pascal Quignard has described his Last Kingdom series as something unique. It consists, he says, “neither of philosophical argumentation, nor short learned essays, nor novelistic narration,” but comes, r[...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
Francis Andrè, Auteur ; Marie-Catherine Gunet, Traducteur ; Chris Turner, Traducteur | Paris : Futuribles | 2005Si les logiciels libres ont démontré l'intérêt de la mutualisation des compétences, le problème est plus général : les progrès de la pensée et donc de la science ont toujours été conditionnés par la possibilité de communiquer et d'échanger. D'o[...]texte imprimé
Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull [...]texte imprimé
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Jean-Paul Sartre ; Chris Turner | 2021Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull [...]texte imprimé
Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull [...]texte imprimé
As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she rela[...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
In this remarkable book, Jean Baudrillard - France's leading theorist of postmodernity - argues that the notion of the end is part of the fantasy of a linear history. Today we are not approaching the end of history but moving into reverse, into [...]texte imprimé
We are at war. Human cultures are divided into two basic types, two antagonistic forces, one based on symbolic exchange, which is dual and reciprocal, and one based on money and sign exchange, which is totalizing. The Intelligence of evil is th[...]texte imprimé
As a maverick philosopher unafraid of challenging the ideas and methods of his colleagues, Clément Rosset's work attempts to connect sometimes-lofty academic philosophy with the concerns of everyday life.