by Yves Michaud · Stock · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234064782
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«Le nouveau luxe: Expériences, arrogance, authenticité» is the philosophical essay by Yves Michaud, published by Stock in paperback (179 pages, in French).
Yves Michaud analyses the rise of the "experience luxury" between 1995 and 2012: palaces, festivals, spas, fine dining, cruises, safaris, luxury cars, yachts and space travel. He interprets it as a search for identity and authenticity, and as a symptom of pleasure allied with money, excess and cynicism.
Published in 2013, it is part of Stock's «Essais - Documents» collection.
Recommended for readers interested in contemporary philosophy, sociology of consumption and critical analysis of luxury.
Yves Michaud is a French philosopher. As a student, he studied philosophy and science at École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne in Paris. His early research involved the study of political violence and empiricism, especially the works of John Locke and David Hume. He was Director of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts from 1989 to 1997. In 2000, Michaud partnered with Jean-Jacques Aillagon to establish the Université de tous les savoirs , a French government initiative to disseminate information on new scientific advances.
