Canguilhem

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2878-3
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 348 g

Georges Canguilhem (1904–95) was an influential historian and philosopher of science, as renowned for his teaching as for his writings. He is best known for his book The Normal and the Pathological, originally his doctoral thesis in medicine, but he also wrote a thesis in philosophy on the concept of the reflex, supervised by Gaston Bachelard. He was the sponsor of Michel Foucault’s doctoral thesis on madness. However, his work extends far beyond what is suggested by his association with these thinkers. Canguilhem also produced a series of important works on the natural sciences, including studies of evolution, psychology, vitalism and mechanism, experimentation, monstrosity and disease.

Stuart Elden discusses the whole of this important thinker’s complex work, including recently rediscovered texts and archival materials. Canguilhem always approached questions historically, examining how it was that we came to a significant moment in time, outlining tensions, detours and paths not taken. The first comprehensive study in English, this book is a crucial guide for those coming to terms with Canguilhem’s important contributions, and will appeal to researchers and students from a range of fields.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elden, Stuart

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vi

Abbreviations for Works by George Canguilhem vii

1 Foundations 1

2 The Normal and the Pathological 14

3 Philosophy of Biology 35

4 Physiology and the Reflex 59

5 Regulation and Psychology 80

6 Evolution and Monstrosity 97

7 Philosophy of History 111

8 Writings on Medicine 134

9 Legacies 156

Timeline 166

Notes 169

Index 201

Über Autor(innen)

Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick, and Monash Warwick Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University.