Malfeasance

Informationen zum Autor

Michel Serres is a French philosopher, Professor of French at Stanford, and, since 1990, a member of the "Academie Francaise." He is the author of more than thirty books, of which many have been translated into English. Stanford published his "Rome: The Book of Foundations" in 1991.

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"Original edition: Le mal propre: polluer pour s'approprier? Editions Le Pommier--Paris, 2008."

"Malfeasance is a welcome introduction to, and an elegant demonstration of, Michel Serres's recent work. In the face of pollution's calamities, Serres calls for responsible action, a new social contract, a peaceful compact with the world. Reversing Rousseau's negative command'This is mine'he proffers, 'This is enough for me.'"

Auteur

Michel Serres is a French philosopher, Professor of French at Stanford, and, since 1990, a member of the Académie Française. He is the author of more than thirty books, of which many have been translated into English. Stanford published his Rome: The Book of Foundations in 1991.

Résumé
In this reflection on the relation between nature and culture, Michel Serres relates the present environmental catastrophe to pollution generated by humanity's efforts to appropriate.