"On Purpose is a sociological conversation about the meaning of life. The moral of the book is not that life has some ultimate meaning or no meaning at all, but rather that a purpose-driven life was always a collective project"--Provided by publisher. "What is your purpose in l…
How should we evaluate the success of each person's life? Countering the prevalent philosophical perspective on the subject, Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano defend the view that our well-being is dependent not on particular activities, accomplishments, or awards but on find…
What makes for a good life, or a beautiful one, or, perhaps most important, a meaningful one? Throughout history most of us have looked to our faith, our relationships, or our deeds for the answer. But in A Significant Life, philosopher Todd May offers an exhilarating new way of…
by Badiou, Alain, Vodoz, Isabelle
fromOuvertures (Fayard (Fime))
"Cet imposant ensemble, représentant deux années et demie d'intervention mensuelle, est à plus d'un titre une sorte de tournant dans l'histoire générale de mon séminaire. Il ouvre la série des séminaires qui traitent un même motif pendant plusieurs années consécutives. La poésie…
Hannah Arendt, philosophe et politologue (1906-1975), est tout entière prise dans une méditation sur la vie qui demeure notre bien ultime, après la crise des religions et des idéologies. C'est sur le miracle de la natalité que se concentre l'oeuvre de cette rescapée du nazisme q…
« The most comprehensive and thorough volume on the environmental aspects of energy from biofuels and biofeedstocks. Biomass is a renewable resource whose utilization has received great attention due to environmental considerations and the increasing demands of energy worldwide.…
"In Book One of this four-volume work, Alexander describes a scientific view of the world in which all space-matter has perceptible degrees of life, and establishes this understanding of living structures as an intellectual basis for a new architecture.He identifies fifteen geom…
"Christopher Alexander's masterwork, the result of 27 years of research, considers three vital perspectives: a scientific perspective; a perspective based on beauty and grace; a commonsense perspective based on our intuitions and everyday life."--
