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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instanceOf French academic
essayist
historian of science
human
philosopher
awardReceived Grand Prix de Philosophie de l’Académie Française
surface form: Grand prix de philosophie de l’Académie française
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfAdmission 1990
dateOfBirth 1930-09-01
dateOfDeath 2019-06-01
educatedAt La Sorbonne
surface form: University of Paris

École navale
surface form: École Navale

École Normale (Paris)
surface form: École Normale Supérieure
employer Stanford University
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
surface form: Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
familyName Serres
fieldOfWork communication theory
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
contemporary media theory
science and technology studies
influencedBy Gaston Bachelard
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Henri Bergson
Jules Michelet
Lucretius
knownFor concept of the parasite in communication
environmental philosophy and the natural contract
interdisciplinary approach linking science, literature, and philosophy
work on networks and complexity
languageOfWorkOrName French
mainInterest communication
complexity
history of scientific ideas
networks
science and literature
memberOf Académie française
name Michel Serres self-link
nationality French
notableWork Atlas
Genèse
Hermès I: La communication
Hermès II: L’interférence
Hermès series
surface form: Hermès III: La traduction

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surface form: Hermès IV: La distribution

Hermès series
surface form: Hermès V: Le passage du Nord-Ouest

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Le Contrat naturel
Le Parasite
Le Tiers-Instruit
Les Cinq Sens
Petite Poucette
occupation historian of science
philosopher
university teacher
writer
philosophicalSchool contemporary French philosophy
poststructuralism
placeOfBirth Agen
France
Lot-et-Garonne department
surface form: Lot-et-Garonne
placeOfDeath France
Val-de-Marne
Vincennes
positionHeld professor at Stanford University
professor at Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male

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Bruno Latour influencedBy Michel Serres
Michel Serres name Michel Serres self-link