Isabelle Stengers
Isabelle Stengers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 Brussels, Belgium |
| Awards | Ludwik Fleck Prize (2013) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Speculative realism |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Isabelle Stengers (/stɛnˈɡɛərz/; French: [stɛnɡɛʁs]; born 1949) is a Belgian philosopher, noted for her work in the philosophy of science. Trained as a chemist, she has collaborated with Russian-Belgian chemist Ilya Prigogine and French philosopher/sociologist Bruno Latour among others, and has written widely on the history of science as well as philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Alfred North Whitehead, Donna Haraway, and Michel Serres.