Carl Cederstrom

Vous êtes accro à la salle de sport ? Vous ne comptez plus les moutons mais vos calories pour vous endormir ? Vous vous sentez coupable de ne pas être suffisamment heureux, et ce malgré tous vos efforts ? Alors vous souffrez sûrement du syndrome du... Lire la suite

En este contundente libro, Carl Cederström rastrea la concepción actual de la felicidad desde sus raíces en la psiquiatría europea de principios del siglo XX, pasando por la generación Beat, el psicoanálisis de Wilhelm Reich o el movimiento hippie,... Lire la suite

In this devastatingly witty new book, Carl Cederström traces our present-day conception of happiness from its roots in early-twentieth-century European psychiatry, to the Beat generation, to Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. He argues that happiness... Lire la suite

Der Kapitalismus wird immer seltsamer. Während das "Zeitalter der Arbeit" zu Ende geht, wird die Arbeit immer präsenter - wir leben in einer "Arbeitsgesellschaft", der sich niemand entziehen kann. Der Arbeiter heute fühlt sich leer und tot. Dieses... Lire la suite

Impossible objects are those about which the philosopher, narrowly conceived, can hardly speak: poetry, film, music, humor. Such "objects" do not rely on philosophy for interpretation and understanding; they are already independent practices and... Lire la suite

Not exercising as much as you should? Counting your calories in your sleep? Feeling ashamed for not being happier? You may be a victim of the wellness syndrome. In this ground-breaking new book, Carl Cederström and André Spicer argue that the ever... Lire la suite

Capitalism has become strange. Ironically, while the 'age of work' seems to have come to an end, working has assumed a total presence -- a 'worker's society' in the worst sense of the term -- where everyone finds themselves obsessed with it. So what... Lire la suite