This essay mainly concerns the foundation of a method of inquiry appropriate to the study of social reality. It starts from a criticism of Boudon-Weber's cognitivist method, the lacks of which seem particularly qualified for underlining the methodologic difficulties afflicting social thought....

Permanent readers of this journal have certainly noticed that the title of this article has a great similarity with the title of the issue No. 30 of the Revue du MAUSS. At first glance, the title of this issue “Toward another economic science (and thus toward another world)” may seem odd....

Almost all over the world and to date, women still face inequalities impeding their carrier’s progression. This article advocates using a prospective approach for the implementation of workplace equality. From anticipation to action by means of appropriation, the prospective aims at giving to...

The aim of this paper is to question the cognitive capitalism hypothesis: are the major transformations of the wage labour nexus and regime of accumulation, created a new capitalism era? A positive answer to this question then relegates to a second rank the thesis of financial capitalism. For...

Alors que nombreux sont les économistes qui estiment que les prix ne sont pas les seuls outils de coordination et que les règles ou le commandement hiérarchique est nécessaire, la théorie économique a étudié de façon théorique et abstraite la façon dont les règles opèrent. Or, si...