The Incandescent [Hardcover]

The first translation of the volumes in Michel Serres' classic 'Humanism' tetralogy, this ambitious philosophical narrative explores 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 humans and nature have always been part of the same ongoing and unfolding history.

This crucial piece of posthumanist philosophical writing has never before been released in English. A masterful translation by Randolph Burks ensures the poetry and wisdom of Serres writing is preserved and his notion of what humanity is and might be is opened up to new audiences.

Michel Serresis Professor in the History of Science at Stanford University, USA and a member of the Acad?mie Fran?aise. A renowned and popular philosopher, he is a prize-winning author of a number of books, includingThe Five SensesandEyes.

Randolph Burksis a philosopher specializing in phenomenology and philosophies of the body and nature. He has translated several works by Michel Serres, including the Foundations Trilogy,Statues,RomeandGeometry.

1) Memory and Forgetfulness
2) The Grand Narrative
3) Nature and Culture
4) The Incandescent
Metaphysics
Its Culture
5) Access to the Universal
Its Names
Evil
6) The Universal
7) The Grand Narrative
8) Chronopedia
9) An Appeal to Universities

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