Charting Links between Life, Science, and Technique: Georges Canguilhem and Lucien Febvre (2018)
Estellita-Lins, Carlos (Author)
Edler, Flavio Coelho (Author)
Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science
Issue: 4
Pages: 90-107
Edition Details: Part of a Series: Dossier Georges Canguilhem
Language: English
The article explores theoretical convergences between the work of Georges Canguilhem and Lucien Febvre on the theme of science and technique. In comparing the scholarship of both authors from the 1920s through 1940s, we endeavor to show that their critique of mechanistic determinism was rooted in the concept of the genres of life (not only human) and its creative interaction with the environment.
...MoreArticle Fábio Ferreira Almeida (2018) Introduction: Dossier Georges Canguilhem. Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science (pp. 3-7).
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