Serres, The Incandescent
The first translation of the volumes in Michel Serres’ classic ‘Humanism’ tetralogy, this ambitious philosophical narrative explores what it means to be human. ...
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In this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom The Paris Review has called “a literary institution,” explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. ...
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Chance and Necessity: Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology (French: Le Hasard et la Nécessité: Essai sur la philosophie naturelle de ...
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Imagine a world where the power is always on, where there is not just enough energy, but an abundance of it. Such a ...
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What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell is a 1944 science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin ...
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The title of this timely and thought-provoking book, a French bestseller, refers to schoolgirls sending text messages to their friends on their smart ...
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In this third installment of his classic ‘Foundations’ trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry ...
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Michel Serres first book in his ‘foundations trilogy’ is all about beginnings. The beginning of Rome but also about the beginning of society, ...
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In this first English translation of one of his most important works, Michel Serres presents the statue as more than a static entity: ...
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In this third installment of his classic ‘Foundations’ trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry ...
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