Convivialist Manifesto. From anti-utilitarianism to convivialism

Date de début: 

03 Février 2016 - 17:00

Type d'événement: 

  • Conférence

Publié ici : 

28 Janvier 2016

Mis à jour le : 

03 Juillet 2017

Contact: 

communication [at] csh-delhi.com

Mots-clefs: 

  • convivialisme
  • Humanisme

Zone géographique: 

  • Asie
CSH (Inde)

Visiter le site web

http://www.csh-delhi.com/eventdetail/95/convivialist-manifesto

Location CSH Library

Alain Caillé, the founder of the MAUSS (the Anti-Utilitarian Movement in the Social Sciences) invited some fifty French intellectuals, mainly from the alternative left, to compose together the Convivialist Manifesto. A Declaration of Interdependence. Moving beyond the critique of utilitarianism in all its forms (theoretical, ideological and practical), the Manifesto finds its general inspiration in Marcel Mauss's famous Essay on the Gift, a foundational text of the Anti-Utilitarian Movement. In response to the multiple crises of our times - the ecological, economic, moral and existential crises that tear society apart and threaten the survival of the human species – convivialism reaffirms some basic principles (common humanity, general reciprocity, individual morality and control of hubris) and seeks a constructive response to Mauss's question: "How can we live together with our differences without massacring each other?"

By now the Manifesto has been translated in many languages and spawned a lively debate in Europe (France, Germany and Italy) and Latin America (Brazil). In this seminar we want to bring the critique of anti-utilitarianism and the convivialist proposals to the subcontinent and critically probe their presuppositions and their potential relevance for developing societies from a post-colonial perspective. The idea behind the seminar is neither to reject nor to celebrate convivialism, but to critically inquire in a friendly, dialogical setting whether "common humanity" is a fundamental presupposition or merely an inspirational horizon in a society like India that is so thoroughly divided by class, gender and caste.  Assuming that convivialism is both a project and problem, we want to find out if and how we could possibly reformulate so as to make it workable over here.

Download the Convivialist Manifesto here.

Please note that due to the Emergency State implemented by the Presidency on all French diplomatic premises, registered persons only will be granted access to the CSH for this event. For registration, please email

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