Raphaël Enthoven - Little Brother

An invitation to rediscover the magic of the ordinary through the lens of philosophy. Raphaël Enthoven presents his book "Little Brother," published by Gallimard. Find the book here: https://www.mollat.com/livres/2001210... Raphaël Enthoven offers a contemporary reinterpretation of Roland Barthes' "Mythologies." Far from intellectual condescension, he focuses on magnifying the most trivial everyday objects and behaviors to extract a universal truth. From the fly in the urinal to airplane mode, each subject becomes a pretext for Socratic wonder and a questioning of certainties. The author explores how the vertical and transcendent surveillance of Big Brother has given way to "Little Brother," a horizontal and citizen-based surveillance embodied by the neighbor's smartphone. Raphaël Enthoven also analyzes nudges, those incentive mechanisms that push us toward virtue without apparent constraint, revealing a form of modern voluntary submission. He invites us to observe these power dynamics hidden behind technology and outward civility. Drawing on the works of Baruch Spinoza, Henri Bergson, and Marcel Proust, he advocates liberation through knowledge. He encourages us to question the mechanisms that drive our actions and to rediscover a fresh perspective on the world. Using the examples of Michel de Montaigne and Albert Camus, he shows that it is by accepting intimacy and the ephemeral that we can touch upon the eternity of action and thought. 00:00 Introduction and the legacy of Roland Barthes 05:20 Eternalizing the transient through writing 09:45 From pedantry to Socratic wisdom 13:30 Wonder as the driving force of doubt 18:15 The art of questioning the question 22:40 Hand dryers and the tragedy of Ulysses 27:10 Nudges and the domestication of man 32:30 Knowledge and freedom in Baruch Spinoza 37:00 Airplane mode and digital solitude 41:15 From Big Brother to horizontal surveillance 45:40 Uber and Jean-Paul Sartre's waiter 48:10 Albert Camus and perishable truths Music: Glass: Glassworks - Closing Free Music Archive Visit the website: http://www.mollat.com/ Follow Mollat ​​Bookstore on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Librairie.mo... Twitter:   / librairiemollat   Instagram:   / librairie_mollat   Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/Libra... Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mollat Pinterest:   / librairiemollat   Soundcloud:   / librairie-mollat