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Rome: The First Book of Foundations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781472590152)
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xMichel Serres first book in his 'foundations trilogy' is all about beginnings. The beginning of Rome but also about the beginning of society, knowledge and culture. Romeis an examination of the very foundations upon which contemporary society has been built.
With characteristic breadth and lyricism, Serres leads the reader on a journey from a meditation the roots of scientific knowledge to set theory and aesthetics. He explores the themes of violence, murder, sacrifice and hospitality in order to urge us to avoid the repetitive violence of founding. Romealso provides an alternative and creative reading of Livy's Ab urbe conditawhich sheds light on the problems of history, repetition and imitation.
First published in English in 1991, re-translated and introduced in this new edition, Michel Serres' Rome is a contemporary classic which shows us how we came to live the way we do.
Author: Michel Serres
ISBN-10: 1472590155
ISBN-13: 9781472590152
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.20w x 1.00d
With characteristic breadth and lyricism, Serres leads the reader on a journey from a meditation the roots of scientific knowledge to set theory and aesthetics. He explores the themes of violence, murder, sacrifice and hospitality in order to urge us to avoid the repetitive violence of founding. Romealso provides an alternative and creative reading of Livy's Ab urbe conditawhich sheds light on the problems of history, repetition and imitation.
First published in English in 1991, re-translated and introduced in this new edition, Michel Serres' Rome is a contemporary classic which shows us how we came to live the way we do.
Author: Michel Serres
ISBN-10: 1472590155
ISBN-13: 9781472590152
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.20w x 1.00d
By Michel Serres
xMichel Serres is a Professor in the History of Science at Stanford University and a member of the Acad駑ie Fran軋ise. A renowned and popular philosopher, he is a prize-winning author of essays and books, such as The Five Senses, Genesis, and Biogea.
Randolph Burks is a philosopher specializing in phenomenology and philosophies of the body and nature. He has translated several works by Michel Serres, included Biogea, Variations on the Body and The Hermaphrodite (forthcoming).Recently Viewed Products
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