Michel Serres
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Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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| Michel Serres canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Michel Serres Context triple: [Bruno Latour, influencedBy, Michel Serres]
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Félix Guattari
Félix Guattari was a French psychoanalyst, philosopher, and political activist best known for his influential collaborations with Gilles Deleuze on works such as *Anti-Oedipus* and *A Thousand Plateaus*.
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André Latour
André Latour is a key supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Paradine Case," serving as the mysterious valet whose troubled relationship with the accused woman becomes central to the courtroom drama.
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Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
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Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist best known for his work in science and technology studies and for developing actor-network theory, which rethinks the relationships between humans, nonhumans, and scientific knowledge.
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Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist known for his influential reflections on literature, language, and the experience of absence and death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Michel Serres Target entity description: Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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A.
Félix Guattari
Félix Guattari was a French psychoanalyst, philosopher, and political activist best known for his influential collaborations with Gilles Deleuze on works such as *Anti-Oedipus* and *A Thousand Plateaus*.
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B.
André Latour
André Latour is a key supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Paradine Case," serving as the mysterious valet whose troubled relationship with the accused woman becomes central to the courtroom drama.
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C.
Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
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D.
Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist best known for his work in science and technology studies and for developing actor-network theory, which rethinks the relationships between humans, nonhumans, and scientific knowledge.
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E.
Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist known for his influential reflections on literature, language, and the experience of absence and death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French academic
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essayist ⓘ historian of science ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Prix de Philosophie de l’Académie Française
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surface form:
Grand prix de philosophie de l’Académie française
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| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfAdmission | 1990 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-06-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
La Sorbonne
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surface form:
University of Paris
École navale ⓘ
surface form:
École Navale
École Normale (Paris) ⓘ
surface form:
École Normale Supérieure
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| employer |
Stanford University
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Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ⓘ
surface form:
Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
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| familyName | Serres ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communication theory
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complexity theory ⓘ epistemology ⓘ history of science ⓘ literary theory ⓘ media studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | member of the Académie française ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bruno Latour
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contemporary media theory ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gaston Bachelard
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Henri Bergson ⓘ Jules Michelet ⓘ Lucretius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of the parasite in communication
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environmental philosophy and the natural contract ⓘ interdisciplinary approach linking science, literature, and philosophy ⓘ work on networks and complexity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
communication
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complexity ⓘ history of scientific ideas ⓘ networks ⓘ science and literature ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie française ⓘ |
| name | Michel Serres self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atlas
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Genèse ⓘ Hermès I: La communication ⓘ Hermès II: L’interférence ⓘ Hermès series ⓘ
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Hermès III: La traduction
Hermès series ⓘ
surface form:
Hermès IV: La distribution
Hermès series ⓘ
surface form:
Hermès V: Le passage du Nord-Ouest
Hermès series ⓘ Le Contrat naturel ⓘ Le Parasite ⓘ Le Tiers-Instruit ⓘ Les Cinq Sens ⓘ Petite Poucette ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian of science
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philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
contemporary French philosophy
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poststructuralism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Agen
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France ⓘ Lot-et-Garonne department ⓘ
surface form:
Lot-et-Garonne
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| placeOfDeath |
France
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Val-de-Marne ⓘ Vincennes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Stanford University
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professor at Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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