"Recognized as one of the most lucid and innovative critics of contemporary capitalism, Andř Gorz (1923-2007) was known for asking fundamental questions regarding the meaning of life and work.
By carefully delineating the existential and cultural limits of economic rationality, he emphasizes the urgent need to create a society which rejects the work ethic in favor of an emancipatory ethic of free time.
Sartre called The Traitor “an invitation to life.” It remains the most intimate and profound book to emerge from the existentialist movement, while providing remarkable insights into André Gorz’s subsequent work.
In this major new book, Andre Gorz expands on the political implications of his prescient and influential Paths to Paradise and Critique of Economic Reason.
A comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the personal and philosophical origins of André Gorz's work, this book includes a unique analysis of his early untranslated texts, as well as critical discussion of his relationship to the work ...
They simply could not live without one another. An international bestseller, Letter to D is the ultimate love story – and all the more poignant because it's true.
In this study of labour and unemployment in the post-industrial world, the author argues that changes in the role of the work and labour process have weakened the power of skilled industrial workers.