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Serres, Michel; Latour, Bruno - Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time - 9780472065486 - V9780472065486
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Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time

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Description for Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time Paperback. Illuminating conversations with one of France's most respected--and controversial--philosophers Translator(s): Lapidus, Roxanne. Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.

Although elected to the prestigious French Academy in 1990, Michel Serres has long been considered a maverick--a provocative thinker whose prolific writings on culture, science and philosophy have often baffled more than they have enlightened. In these five lively interviews with sociologist Bruno Latour, this increasingly important cultural figure sheds light on the ideas that inspire his highly original, challenging, and transdisciplinary essays.
Serres begins by discussing the intellectual context and historical events-- including the impact of World War II and Hiroshima, which for him marked the beginning of science's ascendancy over the humanities--that shaped his own philosophical outlook ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Literature & Science
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472065486
SKU
V9780472065486
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Ref
99-50

About Serres, Michel; Latour, Bruno
Roxanne Lapidus is Managing Editor of SubStance: A Review of Theory and Literary Criticism. Conversations on a Life in Philosophy was originally published in France asEclaircissements.

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