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This edited volume presents papers on this alternative philosophy
of biology that could be called "continental philosophy of
biology," and the variety of positions and solutions that it has
spawned. In doing so, it contributes to debates in the history and
philosophy of science and the history of philosophy of science, as
well as to the craving for 'history' and/or 'theory' in the
theoretical biological disciplines. In addition, however, it also
provides inspiration for a broader image of philosophy of biology,
in which these traditional issues may have a place. The volume
devotes specific attention to the work of Georges Canguilhem, which
is central to this alternative tradition of "continental philosophy
of biology". This is the first collection on Georges Canguilhem and
the Continental tradition in philosophy of biology. The book should
be of interest to philosophers of biology, continental
philosophers, historians of biology and those interested in broader
traditions in philosophy of science.
Between 1965 and 1968, the celebrated French philosopher Alain
Badiou hosted a televised series in which he interviewed some of
the most influential contemporary philosophers of the period,
including Michel Foucault, Paul Ricoeur, Michel Henry and Michel
Serres. This book presents the first English-language translation
of those interviews. Although Badiou had yet to publish the books
that would go on to mark him out as the leading thinker of his
generation (Being and Event and Logics of Worlds), his unique
approach and highly original ideas are present in each discussion
and the interviews present his philosophical origins in a lively
and engaging context. More importantly these highly accessible and
entertaining interviews provide a snapshot of French philosophy in
the 1960s, setting the scene for the very public and political
context of philosophy in the period immediately preceding the
events of May '68, where philosophy played a crucial role. The book
includes a new essay by Badiou in which he reflects on the project
30 years on.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays demonstrates how the
ethical and political problems we are confronted with today have
come to focus largely on life. The contributors to this volume
define and assess the specific meaning of life itself. It is only
by doing so that we can understand why life has become an
all-encompassing problem, why all questions, especially ethical and
political, have become vital questions. We have reached a moment in
history where every distinction and opposition is no longer in
relation to life, but within it, and where life is at once a
theoretical and practical problem. This book throws light on this
nexus of problems at the heart of contemporary debates in bioethics
and biopolitics. It helps us understand why and how life is
understood, valued, cared for and framed today. Taking a genuinely
transdisciplinary approach, these essays demonstrate how life is a
multifaceted problem and how diverse the origins, foundations and
also consequences of bioethics and biopolitics therefore are.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays demonstrates how the
ethical and political problems we are confronted with today have
come to focus largely on life. The contributors to this volume
define and assess the specific meaning of life itself. It is only
by doing so that we can understand why life has become an
all-encompassing problem, why all questions, especially ethical and
political, have become vital questions. We have reached a moment in
history where every distinction and opposition is no longer in
relation to life, but within it, and where life is at once a
theoretical and practical problem. This book throws light on this
nexus of problems at the heart of contemporary debates in bioethics
and biopolitics. It helps us understand why and how life is
understood, valued, cared for and framed today. Taking a genuinely
transdisciplinary approach, these essays demonstrate how life is a
multifaceted problem and how diverse the origins, foundations and
also consequences of bioethics and biopolitics therefore are.
Between 1965 and 1968, the celebrated French philosopher Alain
Badiou hosted a televised series in which he interviewed some of
the most influential contemporary philosophers of the period,
including Michel Foucault, Paul Ricoeur, Michel Henry and Michel
Serres. This book presents the first English-language translation
of those interviews. Although Badiou had yet to publish the books
that would go on to mark him out as the leading thinker of his
generation (Being and Event and Logics of Worlds), his unique
approach and highly original ideas are present in each discussion
and the interviews present his philosophical origins in a lively
and engaging context. More importantly these highly accessible and
entertaining interviews provide a snapshot of French philosophy in
the 1960s, setting the scene for the very public and political
context of philosophy in the period immediately preceding the
events of May '68, where philosophy played a crucial role. The book
includes a new essay by Badiou in which he reflects on the project
30 years on.
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