Le monde a-t-il un sens ?

Does the world have meaning? Questions which many of us ask in the face of the rampant materialism and permanent competition afflicting our society... The things that are meant to assure our well-being have become a source of conflict, anguish and a feeling of bewilderment... Yet science shows us that in the universe as in nature, in the infinitely large as in the infinitely small, life owes more to collaboration than conflict. By presenting numerous examples, the botanist Jean-Marie Pelt highlights the power he refers to as the “principle of associativity”. It is because simple elements combined that more complex entities were able to come into being: we therefore went from quarks to atoms, to molecules, to stars and galaxies, then finally to life and consciousness. Alongside him, Pierre Rabhi, who defines himself as a “steward and servant of Mother Earth”, invites us to pursue this progress carried out by nature. It is essential that we realise that by favouring cooperation over competition we will create a fairer and more fraternal world. This work offers us an optimistic but demanding vision of the word to come: it will be what we make of it, it is down to each of us to live more humanely. 

• Le monde minéral : Le big bang... et avant ? - Le bal des particules - La vie des étoiles - Le monde interstellaire.
• Le monde vivant : Les origines de la vie - L'invention de la sexualité - Vers le pluricellulaire - Les symbioses - Les sociétés végétales et animales.
• L'humanité : Le cerveau - Les sociétés humaines - Où resurgit la question du sens.
• Quel avenir pour l'humanité ? : Pour une insurrection des consciences - Coopérer au service de la vie - Quel avenir pour l'humanité ? - Coopérer avec la vie.