I owe particular thanks to the following people:
Patrick Savidan, who believed in this project, backed it from start to finish, and, through his skill, generosity and friendship, helped me to give it its final form.
Maryline Gillois, for her unfailingly correct ideas, and for her unswerving and affectionate support, as well as Albert Ogien, Jacky Katuszewski, Valérie Gateau, Nathalie Maillard, Christine Tappolet, Patricia Allio, Florian Cova, Vanessa Nurock, Bernard Baertschi, Danièle Siroux, Solange Chavel, Jean-Cassien Billier, Corine Pelluchon, and Peggy Sastre. They were my first readers. All of their observations were illuminating, and I owe them a huge debt.
Charles Girard, Patrice Turmel, Stéphane Lemaire, Charles Larmore, Luc Faucher, Nicolas Tavaglione, Monique Canto-Sperber, Cora Diamond, Sandra Laugier, Pierre Livet, Nicolas Baumard, Marc Fleurbaey, Marta Spranzi, Marie Gaille, Edwige Rude-Antoine, Roberto Merrill, Speranta Dumitru, Isabelle Pariente-Butterlin, Simone Bateman, Gustaf Arrhenuis, Caroline Guibet-Lafaye, Bernard Joubert, Martin Gibert, Francis Wolff, Eva Keiff, Florence Burgat, Bertrand Guillarme, Jean-Luc Guichet, Frédéric Worms, Catherine Larrère, and Jean-Yves Goffi. Through their objections, observations, and reformulations of my questionings, they helped me a great deal, either with the whole or else with specific parts of this book.
Sonia Kronlund, Sarah Chiche, Patricia Richer-Clermont, Myriam Ogien, Sophie Dufau, and Dagmar Dudinsky, who brought their ideas, encouragement, and enthusiasm.
I also think often of Kristina Hauhtonen, of all that she has given me, when she herself is engaged in so difficult a fight.
