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Edition 1 (1985) Winner
Michel Serres
ミシェル・セル
Misheru Seru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-09-01 （Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France）
- Died
- 2019-06-01 （Paris, France） age 88
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Agen, France → Paris, France → Stanford, USA
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, theorist, writer, professor, naval officer
- Active Years
- 1949-2019
- Affiliations
- University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), Stanford University
- Memberships
- Académie française
- Influenced By
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Jules Verne
- Influenced
- Bruno Latour, Robert Pogue Harrison, Jonathan Bate
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Navale | — | Naval | — | 1949 | France |
| École Normale Supérieure | — | Philosophy | Agrégation | 1952-1955 | France |
| University of Paris | — | Philosophy | doctorat ès lettres | 1955-1968 | France |
École Navale
Naval
Period:
1949
Country:
France
Entered naval academy
École Normale Supérieure
Philosophy
Degree:
Agrégation
Period:
1952-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
France
Studied philosophy and passed agrégation
University of Paris
Philosophy
Degree:
doctorat ès lettres
Period:
1955-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
France
Doctorate with thesis on Leibniz
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Académie française | — | — | Académie française | elected |
| 2012 | Meister Eckhart Prize | — | — | Unknown | won |
| 2013 | Dan David Prize | — | — | Dan David Foundation | won |
Académie française
1990
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
elected
Meister Eckhart Prize
2012
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
won
Dan David Prize
2013
Organization:
Dan David Foundation
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le Parasite
1980 Philosophical essayExplores the concept of the parasite in science, communication, and society.
parasitecommunicationscience and humanities
Translations
- English: The Parasite
Le Contrat naturel
1990 PhilosophyA prescient work addressing philosophy's need to tackle the climate crisis through a natural contract.
natureenvironmentcontract
Translations
- English: The Natural Contract
Hermès I, la communication
1969 PhilosophyHermes as messenger between science and arts.
Hermestranslationinterference
Translations
- English: Hermes I, Communication
Bibliography
- Le Système de Leibniz et ses modèles mathématiques
- Hermès I, la communication
- Hermès II, l'interférence
- Hermès III, la traduction
- Hermès IV, La distribution
- Hermès V, Le passage du Nord-Ouest
- Le Parasite
- Genèse
- Le Contrat naturel
- Le Tiers-instruit
- Petite Poucette
Translations of Works
- The Natural Contract (English)
- The Parasite (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- remarkably beautiful and enigmatic prosespell-binding lecturer reliant on sonorities of French
- Recurring Motifs
- Hermesangelsparasitetimedeathcommunication between science and arts
Legacy
One of France's most prominent intellectuals, elected to the Académie française. Innovator in philosophy of science with concepts like the natural contract addressing environmental issues.
Academic Societies
- French epistemology
In Popular Culture
- Vocal enthusiast for Wikipedia.
Trivia
- Son of a bargeman, witnessed war dead bodies at age six.
- Predicted emergence of new political philosophy from the internet.