Serge Latouche
Serge Latouche in 2012
Born (1940-01-12) 12 January 1940 (age 84)
Vannes, Morbihan, France
Era20th-/21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Degrowth theory
InstitutionsParis XI
Main interests
Postdevelopment theory
Notable ideas
Degrowth, frugal abundance[1]

Serge Latouche (/ləˈtʃ/; French: [latuʃ]; born 12 January 1940) is a French emeritus professor of economics at the University of Paris-Sud. He holds a degree in political sciences, philosophy and economy.

Work

Latouche is a specialist in north–south economic and cultural relations, and in the epistemology of the social sciences. He has developed a critical theory towards economic orthodoxy. He denounces economism, utilitarianism in social sciences, consumer society and the notion of sustainable development. He particularly criticizes the notions of economic efficiency and economic rationalism. He is one of the thinkers and most renowned partisans of the degrowth theory.[2] Latouche has also published in the Revue du Mauss, a French anti-utilitarian journal.

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References

  1. ^ Serge Latouche, Vers une société d'abondance frugale : Contresens et controverses sur la décroissance, Paris, Mille et une nuits, 2011.
  2. ^ [1] Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine