Michel Serres
Michel Serres | |
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Serres in 2011 | |
| Born | 1 September 1930 Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
| Died | 1 June 2019 (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | École Navale École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy French epistemology |
| Institutions | University of Paris I Stanford University |
| Main interests | Epistemology Philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | Hermes (the messenger of the gods) as standing for the communication taking place between science and the arts |
Michel Serres (/sɛər/; French: [miʃɛl sɛʁ]; 1 September 1930 – 1 June 2019) was a French philosopher, theorist and writer. His works explore themes of science, time and death, and later incorporated prose.