The Incandescent

ISBN-13: 9781474297400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str.

Michel Serres

Opis

The first installment in Michel Serres classic 'Humanism' trilogy, this is an ambitious attempt to narrativize and explore what it means to be human. With his characteristic breadth of references including art, poetry, science, philosophy and literature, Serres paints a new picture of what it might mean to live meaningfully in contemporary society. He tells the story of humankind (from the beginning of time to the present moment) in an attempt to affirm his overriding thesis that man and nature have always been part of the same ongoing and unfolding narrative. This crucial piece of posthumanist and philosophical writing has never before been released in English. A masterful translation by Randolph Burks ensures the poetry and wisdom of Serres writing is not lost and his notion of what humanity is and might be is opened up to new audiences.

Recenzje

The Incandescent glows with genius. Michel Serres brings the full array of his analytic, synthetic, and literary powers to bear on the grand narrative of humanity's co-evolution with the natural world. Scientific erudition and philosophical depth come together in a sweeping cultural history that goes to the core of who we are as a species. In these pages the earth itself calls on us to become its curators and the avatars of more fully realized humanity. Robert Pogue Harrison, Professor of Literature, Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages, Stanford University, USA

Spis treści

1) Memory and Forgetfulness2) The Grand Narrative3) Nature and Culture4) The IncandescentMetaphysicsIts Culture5) Access to the UniversalIts NamesEvil6) The Universal7) The Grand Narrative8) Chronopedia9) An Appeal to UniversitiesIndex

O autorze

Michel Serres was Professor in the History of Science at Stanford University, USA and a member of the Académie Française, France. A renowned and popular philosopher, he was a prize-winning author of essays and books, such as The Five Senses (2008), Genesis (1995), and Biogée (2013).