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Raoul Vaneigem

    March 21, 1934

    Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer and philosopher whose work is characterized by its poetic and spirited prose. As a key theorist of the Situationist International, he championed ideas of a free and self-regulating social order. His writing often explores themes of revolution within everyday life and critiques of consumer society. Vaneigem's texts invite readers to reflect on societal norms and to seek authentic forms of existence.

    Zwischen der Trauer um die Welt und der Lust am Leben
    An die Lebenden!
    Raoul Vaneigem
    Resistance to Christianity: A Chronological Encyclopaedia of Heresy from the Beginning to the Eighteenth Century
    The Revolution Of Everyday Life
    Letters To My Children And The Children Of The World To Come
    • 2023

      Exploring the evolution of heretical thought, this work provides a comprehensive account of beliefs and ideologies that have challenged orthodox Christianity from its inception to the eighteenth century. It delves into significant historical periods, including the origins of the Bible and key doctrinal disputes, while also highlighting movements like the Levellers and Jansenists. The book combines scholarly rigor with engaging narrative, uncovering the often-overlooked history that shapes contemporary theological discussions.

      Resistance to Christianity: A Chronological Encyclopaedia of Heresy from the Beginning to the Eighteenth Century
    • 2018

      Some 35 years after the May 1968 "events," this short book poses the question of what kind of world we are going to leave to our children. A Letter to My Children and the Children of the World to Come provides a clear-eyed survey of the critical predicament into which the capitalist system has now plunged the world. At the same time, in true dialectical fashion, Vaneigem discerns all the signs of "a new burgeoning of life forces among the younger generations, a new drive to reinstate true human values, to proceed with the clandestine construction of a living society beneath the barbarity of the present and the ruins of the Old World."

      Letters To My Children And The Children Of The World To Come
    • 2015

      Raoul Vaneigem

      Self-Portraits and Caricatures of the Situationist International

      • 268 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      The autobiography of Raoul Vaneigem provides an insightful glimpse into the life of a key figure in the Situationist International. Through a collection of self-portraits and caricatures, it captures the essence of the situationist movement and its members. Originally published in French in 2014, this translation allows English-speaking readers to explore Vaneigem's unique perspective and contributions to avant-garde thought and social critique.

      Raoul Vaneigem
    • 1983

      The Revolution Of Everyday Life

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
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      Naming and defining the alienating features of everyday life in consumer society, an impassioned critique of modern capitalism argues that the countervailing impulses that exist within deep alienation present an authentic alternative to nihilistic consumerism. Original.

      The Revolution Of Everyday Life