Michel Serres

Michel Serres
Serres in 2011
Born(1930-09-01)1 September 1930
Died1 June 2019(2019-06-01) (aged 88)
Paris, France
Alma materÉcole Navale
École Normale Supérieure
University of Paris
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
French epistemology[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris I
Stanford University
Main interests
Epistemology
Philosophy of science
Notable ideas
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, as standing for the communication that takes place between science and the arts[2]
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Michel Serres (French: [miʃɛl sɛʁ]; 1 September 1930 – 1 June 2019) was a French philosopher, theorist and writer. His works explore themes of science, time and death, and later incorporated prose.

  1. ^ Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time: Michel Serres Interviewed by Bruno Latour, University of Michigan Press, 1995, p. 8.
  2. ^ Schrift (2006), p. 181.
  3. ^ M. Serres, "La réforme et les sept péchés," L'Arc, 42: "Bachelard special issue" (1970).
  4. ^ Schrift (2006), p. 180.