Burnout, stress, and depression have become worldwide epidemics. Calling burnout 'civilization's disease,' Belgian philosopher Pascal Chabot has given us a fascinating and accessible history and theoretical framework of this modern crisis. He not only shows us how we got here, but also how we can use that knowledge to redefine success and truly thrive.

Arianna Huffington, HuffPost Founder and Founder & CEO of Thrive Global

Fire and work are the forces at stake in our suicidally consumption-driven civilization, examined with penetrating depth by Pascal Chabot - whose contemplative approach stands out in an era where efficiency reigns and purpose is negated, struck down by a disruption that leads to madness, in the final phase of the phenomenon that Nietzsche called nihilism.

Bernard Stiegler, head of the Institut de recherche et d'innovation, Centre Georges-Pompidou, France

It's urgently relevant and superbly well-written and translated. It's readable and compelling....I love this book and the translation is beautiful.

Graeme Kirkpatrick, Head of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK