L’USAGE DU VIDE

With poetic sensitivity and impressive sagacity Romain Graziani debunks the enigma of hapless wilfulness, to beget an aesthetic to live by.

Book cover of L’Usage du vide by Romain Graziani, Collection Bibliothèque des Idées, Gallimard, 2019

Too strong a desire to achieve, may sap the desired effect simply by virtue of the outcome being pursued. But then, how might one stop acting against one’s best interests? Graziani’s approach puts forward a school of thoughts procreant to fostering optimal states of consciousness. Sinologist and philosopher, he delves into the mechanisms of the will, unlocks bridges towards flow states. Essai sur l’intelligence de l’action, de l’Europe à la Chine explores such elusive concepts as excess of wanting, the misfortunes of volition, the harmful effects of overmuch tension when intentionality too strong, and excessive cogitation through the lense of Taoïsm. With poetic sensitivity and impressive sagacity Romain Graziani debunks the enigma of hapless wilfulness, to beget an aesthetic to live by. Collection Bibliothèque des Idées, Gallimard.