Essay
Fayard, October 2012
Presentation
Is man simply homo economicus? Our world is sick, but the current economic crisis, which is polarizing everyone's attention, is only a symptom of much deeper imbalances. The crisis we are experiencing is systemic: it affects all sectors of human life. It is linked to upheavals in our lifestyles that are arguably as significant as the turning point of the Neolithic period, when human beings ceased to be nomadic and became sedentary.
Yet there are ways to heal. Drawing on concrete experiences, I demonstrate the existence of a logic other than the quantitative and mercantile one that is leading our world to catastrophe: a qualitative logic that prioritizes respect for the Earth and people over performance; the quality of being "always more." I also advocate for an enlightened rediscovery of the great universal values—truth, justice, respect, freedom, love, beauty—in order to prevent modern man, driven by the intoxication of excess, but also by fear and greed, from signing his own end.
Interview with Ruth Elkrief (BFMTV – November 2012)