Branches

<p>Despite being one of France's most enduring and popular philosophers <i>Branches</i> is the first English translation of what has been identified as Michel Serres' key text on humanism. <p/>In attempting to reconcile humanity and nature Serres examines how human history 'branches' off from its origin story. Using the metaphor of a branch springing from the stem and arguing that the branch's originality derives its format Serres identifies dogmatic philosophy as the stem while philosophy as the branch represents its inventive shape-shifting or interdisciplinary elements. In <i>Branches </i>Serres provides a unique reading of the history of thought and removes the barriers between science culture art and religion. His fluency and this fluidity of subject matter combine here to make a book suitable for students of Continental philosophy post-humanism the medical humanities and philosophical science while providing any reader with a wider understanding of the world in which they find themselves.</p>