Michel Serres: Hermes III Volume 78, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Hermes III Volume 78
- Translation
(if available from our supplier)
- Translation:
- Randolph Burks
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press, 02/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781517901912
- Item number:
- 12500751
- Volume:
- 296 Pages
- Weight:
- 340 g
- Format:
- 229 x 152 mm
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Release date:
- 17.2.2026
- Series:
- Posthumanities
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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| Buch, Gebunden, Englisch | EUR 141.77* |
Blurb
Unlocking the hidden patterns of knowledge - where science, art, and philosophy speak a common language
Hermes III: Translation is the third volume in Michel Serres's renowned Hermes series, an ambitious exploration of the deep interconnections among disparate fields of knowledge. While Hermes II: Interference traced the overlapping echoes of ideas across realms, Hermes III moves to translate the structural logics of one field - be it genetics, painting, or philosophy - into the language of another. Revealing how the humanities, science, and art share hidden combinatory architectures, Serres exposes the underlying unity of knowledge systems typically thought distinct.
Through an array of examples - from Monod's Chance and Necessity to works by Descartes, Leibniz, Comte, Turner, and Roumain-Serres shows how translation uncovers informational and mathematical patterns that shape both ancient and modern thought. This illuminating methodology leads Serres to issue a stark warning: when knowledge is detached from its guiding purpose, it becomes vulnerable to appropriation by destructive political forces.
Yet Serres's vision remains ultimately hopeful. By tracing knowledge systems back to their mythic and structural roots, Hermes III: Translation gestures toward more harmonious relationships between fields. A rare synthesis of philosophy, science, art, and literature, this work will engage readers interested in the interdependence of disciplines and the possibilities for a more unified, humane understanding of knowledge.
Biography (Michel Serres)
Michel Serres, geboren 1930 in Agen, ist ein französischer Mathematiker und Philosoph. Er absolvierte die École navale, um eine Laufbahn als Marineoffizier zu beginnen. Ab 1952 besuchte er die École normale supérieure, an der er 1955 seine Agrégation in Philosophie erhielt. Im folgenden Jahr trat er erneut in die Marine ein und fuhr jahrelang zur See. Serres ist seit 1969 Professor für Wissenschaftsgeschichte an der Sorbonne und wurde 1984 parallel zum Professor an der Stanford University ernannt. Seit 1990 ist er außerdem einer der vierzig "Unsterblichen" der Académie française. 2012 erhielt Serres den "Meister-Eckhart-Preis" der Identity Foundation und der Universität zu Köln.
