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SUMMARY:‘Michel Serres\, historian of science despite himself’ - Berna
 dette Bensaude-Vincent (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne)
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DESCRIPTION:In 1969 Michel Serres was elected professor in the history of 
 science at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne where he served until 198
 9. However\, this mathematician turned philosopher considered this electio
 n as a mistake or even a mischief and he never endorsed the role of histor
 ian. He taught the history of science in spite of himself although he was 
 an expert in this domain\, unlike Sganarelle\, the Doctor in spite of hims
 elf staged by Molière. For him\, teaching the history of science was a wa
 y to reconcile his two passions for science and literature.\n\nIn this pap
 er I will outline three aspects of Serres’s unorthodox view of the histo
 ry of science: i) there is no rigid boundary between science\, fable and m
 yths\; ii) science generates a time of its own that is neither amenable to
  the arrow of progress nor to a timeline\; iii) his history science raises
  a philosophical question: who are the subjects of knowledge?\nSpeakers:\n
 Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne)
LOCATION:Maison Française d'Oxford\, 2-10 Norham Road OX2 6SE
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