Michel Serres
Michel Serres (1 September 1930 – 1 June 2019) was a French philosopher and author. In 1990, Serres was elected to the Académie française, in recognition of his position as one of France's most prominent intellectuals. He serves as a Professor of French at Stanford University.[5][6]
Michel Serres | |
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 Michel Serres in Brest, October 2014 | |
| Born | 1 September 1930 |
| Died | 1 June 2019 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | École navale École Normale Supérieure |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy French epistemology[1] |
| Institutions | 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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Serres was a vocal supporter for freely accessible knowledge, especially Wikipedia.[7]
Serres died on 1 June 2019 at the age of 88.[8]
References
- ↑ Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time: Michel Serres Interviewed by Bruno Latour, University of Michigan Press, 1995, p. 8.
- ↑ Schrift (2006), p. 181.
- ↑ M. Serres, "La réforme et les sept péchés," L'Arc, 42: "Bachelard special issue" (1970).
- ↑ Schrift (2006), p. 180.
- ↑ "Stanford faculty". Archived from the original on 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Stanford faculty webpage". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ Quand l'académicien Michel Serres valide Wikipédia - Framablog
- ↑ Le philosophe et académicien Michel Serres est mort
Other websites
Media related to Michel Serres at Wikimedia Commons- Online Collaboration regarding Serres work Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- art, writing: michel serres (1995) Interview with Serres by Hari Kunzru including a brief exchange on the relationship of Serres work to Deleuze.
- Steven Connor's website, with links to his writing on Serres
- (in French) Radio Interview by Robert P. Harrison
- (in French) L'Académie française
- (in French) Serres speaking about wikipedia very enthusiastically
- Michel Serres, one of France's 'immortels,' tells the 'grand récit' at Stanford Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine by Cynthia Haven, Stanford Report, May 27, 2009.
- issuu.com