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Isabelle Stengers

Philosophy of Science

Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher noted for her work in the philosophy of science. Trained as a chemist, she has collaborated with the Russian Belgian chemist Ilya Prigogine and the French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour, among others, and has written widely on the history of science as well as on philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Alfred North Whitehead, Donna Haraway, and Michel Serres.

Facts
Birth Year
1949 1
Defining Moment
Received the Académie Française grand prize for philosophy in 1993 1
Notable Publication
Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with Nature (1984) 1
Office Held
Professor of Philosophy of Science, Université libre de Bruxelles 1
Birthplace
Brussels, Belgium 1
Classification
Nationality
Belgium 1
Connections

In Branch

Philosophy of Science, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Isabelle Stengers

In Tradition

Continental Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Isabelle Stengers
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Belgium

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: Isabelle StengersLead sentence 1
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Isabelle Stengers (; French: [stɛnɡɛʁs]; born 1949) is a Belgian philosopher, noted for her work in the philosophy of science.
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1. Wikipedia: Isabelle Stengers
  • Lead sentence
    born 1949
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Brussels, Belgium
  • Article body, publications list
    Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with Nature
  • Article body, career sentence
    She holds her Professorship in the Philosophy of Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles
  • Article body, awards sentence
    received the grand prize for philosophy from the Académie Française in 1993
  • Lead section
    is a Belgian philosopher
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Isabelle Stengers (; French: [stɛnɡɛʁs]; born 1949) is a Belgian philosopher, noted for her work in the philosophy of science.
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science
  • In Tradition: Continental Philosophy, Infobox: school_tradition
    Continental philosophy Speculative realism
  • In Group: Continental And Phenomenological Philosophy Of Science, Infobox: school_tradition
    Continental philosophy Speculative realism
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Wikidata: Isabelle Stengers
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