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Eyes
Hardback
Main Details
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Eyes
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor Michel Serres
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Translated by Anne-Marie Feenberg-Dibon
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| Series | Thinking in the World |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 248 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy
Philosophy - aesthetics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781474263641
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| Classifications | Dewey:121.35 |
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| Illustrations |
300 colour images
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Bloomsbury Academic
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| Publication Date |
19 November 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Eyes pioneers a radical philosophy that interrogates ways of seeing, thinking and knowing. In this exploratory text, Michel Serres explores the capacities of eyes: how do we see? What is seeing, or being seen? Can we imagine the sight of non-human eyes, and how does this change our perception of the world and ourselves? Produced in full colour, this visually stunning work creatively interweaves the writing with the images themselves resulting in a truly philosophical art book. In short poetic texts, Michel Serres invites us to enter rather than to leave Plato's cave: in this space the visionary philosopher comes into his own, in the half-light of a 'universe studded with eyes'.
Author Biography
Michel Serres is Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University and a member of the Academie Francaise. He is a prize-winning author of essays and books, such as The Five Senses (Bloomsbury) and Statues (Bloomsbury). Anne-Marie Feenberg-Dibon is Associate Professor of the Humanities, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
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